2012–2014
The University of Texas at Austin
l aw sc ho o l c at a l o g
The University of
Texas
at Austin
T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Te x a s a t A u s t i n
law school catalog
2012–2014
The Catalog of the University of Texas at Austin
The catalog of the University comprises four issues: General Information, the Undergraduate Catalog, the Graduate Catalog, and the Law School Catalog. Each issue
is published online by the Office of the Registrar at http://registrar.utexas.edu/
catalogs/.
The Undergraduate Catalog is published in August of even-numbered years;
the Graduate Catalog is published in August of odd-numbered years; the Law
School Catalog is published in February of even-numbered years. These issues
contain regulations and degree requirements that apply to undergraduates,
graduate students, and students in the School of Law. Regulations are valid only
for the period given on the title page; for an explanation of the period for which
degree requirements are valid, see “Graduation under a Particular Catalog” in
each issue. The list of available course offerings in the following sessions is preliminary and is superseded by the Course Schedule, published online each semester and summer session.
General Information, published every August, contains current and historical
information about the University and regulations that apply to all students during the academic year given on the title page. General Information is meant to be
used along with each of the other issues; each student must be familiar with the
regulations given there and with those given in the issue that covers his or her
degree program.
The catalog of the University is the document of authority for all students.
Any academic unit may issue additional or more specific information that is
consistent with approved policy. The information in the catalog supersedes that
issued by any other unit if there is a conflict between the two. The University reserves the right to change the requirements given in the catalog at any time.
Assistance in obtaining information about the University, including costs,
refund policies, withdrawal, academic programs, the faculty, accreditation, and
facilities and services for disabled persons, is available from V. Shelby Stanfield,
Registrar, at (512) 475-7510 and at The University of Texas at Austin, Office of the
Registrar, P O Box 7216, Austin TX 78713-7216.
Cover: Abraham Lincoln wood carving, as displayed in the Hyder Collection of the Tarlton Law Library. Image use courtesy of The University of
Texas Law School Foundation.
Issue Number 2012/1, February 2012
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN is published in four issues by The University of Texas at
Austin, Office of the Registrar, 1 University Station Stop M5506, Austin TX 78712-0636.
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The Univer sit y of Te x a s at Aus tin
Law School Catalog
2012–2014
The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally
diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a
free government.
Sam Houston
Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of Democracy, and while
guided and controlled by virtue, the noblest attribute of man. It is the
only dictator that freemen acknowledge, and the only security which
freemen desire.
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Where liberty has arisen, learning must be cherished—or liberty
itself becomes a fragile thing.
Lyndon B. Johnson
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he mission of the University is to achieve excellence in
the interrelated areas of undergraduate education, graduate
education, research, and public service. The University
provides superior and comprehensive educational opportunities
at the baccalaureate through doctoral and special professional
educational levels. The University contributes to the advancement
of society through research, creative activity, scholarly inquiry, and
the development of new knowledge. The University preserves and
promotes the arts, benefits the state’s economy, serves the citizens
through public programs, and provides other public service.
Officers of Administration
The University of Texas at Austin
William Powers Jr., JD, President
Steven W. Leslie, PhD, Executive Vice President and Provost
Kevin P. Hegarty, MPA, CPA, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Gregory J. Vincent, JD, EdD, Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement
Patricia C. Ohlendorf, JD, Vice President for Legal Affairs
Juan M. Sanchez, PhD, Vice President for Research
Juan C. González, PhD, Vice President for Student Affairs
Patricia L. Clubb, PhD, Vice President for University Operations
James L. Hill, PhD, Senior Vice President
DeLoss Dodds, BS, Athletic Director
Christine A. Plonsky, BS, Athletic Director
Nancy A. Brazzil, BS, Deputy to the President
Charles A. Roeckle, PhD, Deputy to the President
David S. Onion, BSRTF, Senior Associate Vice President for Development
Gwen W. Grigsby, MPA, Associate Vice President for Governmental Relations
Carlos E. Martinez, JD, Associate Vice President for Governmental Relations
The School of Law
Stefanie Lindquist, PhD, JD, Interim Dean
Alex Albright, JD, Interim Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Robert Chesney, JD, Interim Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Eden Harrington, JD, Interim Associate Dean, Clinical Education and Project Initiatives
William Forbath, JD, Associate Dean, Research
Monica K. Ingram, JD, Assistant Dean, Admissions and Financial Aid
Carla Cooper, PhD, Assistant Dean, Alumni Relations and Development
David A. Montoya, JD, Assistant Dean, Career Services
Kirston Fortune, BFA, Assistant Dean, Communications
Michael J. Esposito, JD, Assistant Dean, Continuing Legal Education
Kimberly L. Biar, BBA, CPA, Assistant Dean, Financial Affairs
Rey Ramos, BA, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Michael G. Harvey, BA, BS, Assistant Dean, Technology
The University of Texas System
Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD, Chancellor
Pedro Reyes, PhD, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ad Interim
Scott C. Kelley, EdD, Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Barry D. Burgdorf, JD, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
Barry McBee, JD, Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations
Randa S. Safady, PhD, Vice Chancellor for External Relations
Amy Shaw Thomas, JD, Vice Chancellor and Counsel for Health Affairs
William H. Shute, JD, Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations
Sandra K. Woodley, DBA, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives
Terry A. Hull, Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance
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Board of Regents
Officers
Wm. Eugene Powell, Chairman
Paul L. Foster, Vice Chairman
R. Steven Hicks, Vice Chairman
James D. Dannenbaum, Vice Chairman
Francie A. Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents
Members
Terms scheduled to expire February 1, 2013
James D. Dannenbaum, Houston
Paul L. Foster, El Paso
Printice L. Gary, Dallas
Terms scheduled to expire February 1, 2015
R. Steven Hicks, Austin
Wm. Eugene Powell, San Antonio
Robert L. Stillwell, Houston
Terms scheduled to expire February 1, 2017
Alex M. Cranberg, Austin
Wallace L. Hall Jr., Dallas
Brenda Pejovich, Dallas
Student regent with term to expire May 31, 2012
John Davis Rutkauskas, Dallas
Each regent’s term expires when a successor has been appointed and qualified and has taken the oath of office.
The student regent serves a one-year term.
Contents
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1. General Information
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Mission of the School of Law
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Statement on Equal Educational Opportunity
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Facilities
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The Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal Research
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Other Libraries
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The Society Program
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Pro Bono Program
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The Curriculum
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Clinical Education Programs
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Centers and Institutes
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The University of Texas Law School Foundation
Board of Trustees
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The University of Texas Law Alumni Association
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Endowments
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Financial Assistance
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School of Law Emergency Loans
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School of Law Scholarships
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Loan Funds and Endowed Scholarships
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School of Law Loan Repayment Assistance Program
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Career Services
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Law School Publications
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American Journal of Criminal Law
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The Review of Litigation
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Texas Environmental Law Journal
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Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy
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Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
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Texas International Law Journal
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Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law
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Texas Journal of Women and the Law
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Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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Texas Law Review
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Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law
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Texas Review of Law and Politics
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Student Organizations
2. Admission
Admission as a Beginning Student
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Requirements
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Procedures
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Declaration of Intention to Study Law
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Admission as a Transfer Student
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Transfer to Another Law School
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Admission as a Transient Student
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Visiting Status at Another Law School
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Classification of Students
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3. Academic Policies and Procedures
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Academic Advising
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Honor System
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University Honor Code
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School of Law Honor Code
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Quantity of Work Rule
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Changes in Registration
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Class Attendance
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Auditing a Course
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Withdrawal
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Examinations
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Grades and Minimum Performance Standards
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Grading System
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Registration on the Pass/Fail Basis
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Minimum Performance Standards
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Honors
Order of the Coif
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Chancellors
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Order of Barristers
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Dean’s Achievement Award
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Graduation
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Graduation Under a Particular Catalog
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General Requirements for Graduation
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Degrees with Honors
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The Sunflower Ceremony
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4. Degrees
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Doctor of Jurisprudence
Curriculum
Master of Laws
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Admission to Candidacy
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Degree Requirements
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Dual Degree Programs
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Combined JD/PhD Programs
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Graduate Portfolio Programs
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5. Courses
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First-Year Courses
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Advanced Courses
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Research and Seminar Courses
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6. The Faculty
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Professors Emeritus
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Professors and Senior Lecturers
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Adjunct Professors
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1. General Information
The University of Texas at Austin is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's, firstprofessional, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern
Lane, Decatur GA 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation
of the University of Texas at Austin.
The School of Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is
approved by the American Bar Association.
Mission of the School of Law
The primary function of a law school is to educate students for the learned profession of law.
Consequently, it is the first aim of the administration to provide full-time legal educators as
inspiring classroom teachers who are capable of training students in the process of legal
analysis, clear and persuasive oral and written advocacy, and thoughtful participation in law
reform and the formation of public policy. The School of Law is also concerned with two
other functions: the advancement of knowledge about the law as a social institution and
about the way the rule of law may most effectively serve social ends—a research function;
and keeping the busy judge and practitioner abreast of new developments—a continuing
legal education function. The research and continuing legal education functions, in turn,
enrich the training and education of current students.
With an enrollment of about thirteen hundred students, the School of Law at the University
of Texas at Austin is one of the nation's largest law schools with day students only. The
students are predominantly Texas residents; nonresident admission has been limited by the
state Legislature to 35 percent of each entering class. The academic credentials of enrolled
nonresidents are about the same as those of residents, but nonresident tuition is higher. The
school is a national school in that the training received and the courses offered provide the
necessary legal education for practice in any part of the United States where the legal
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heritage is the common law system of England. Hundreds of out-of-state law firms,
corporations, and agencies actively recruit the school's graduates each year. There are
more than twenty-three thousand living alumni of the School of Law.
Statement on Equal Educational Opportunity
The University of Texas at Austin is committed to an educational and working environment
that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance
with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including
harassment, on the basis of race; color; religion; national origin; gender, including sexual
harassment; age; disability; citizenship; and veteran status. Discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression is also prohibited pursuant to
University policy. Any member of the University community who feels he or she has been
subject to discrimination, harassment, or retaliation should contact the Office of Institutional
Equity in person at NOA 4.302, Austin TX 78713; via e-mail at oie@austin.utexas.edu; or by
phone at (512) 471-1849.
Facilities
The School of Law, then the Department of Law, opened along with the Department of
Literature, Science, and Arts in 1883. The two departments occupied one building until the
session of 1908-1909, when the Law Building was completed. This building served the
needs of the School of Law until the completion in 1953 of Townes Hall, named for Judge
John Charles Townes, dean of the school from 1907 through 1923. The enrollment, about
six hundred in 1953, increased each year thereafter, necessitating additions to Townes Hall
in 1964 and 1980. The 1980 addition is named Jesse H. Jones Hall in honor of the Houston
philanthropist. These two connected buildings house the Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal
Research, the Stephen D. Susman Academic Center, and classrooms, offices, and support
facilities for the faculty, staff, and students of the School of Law. The John B. Connally
Center for the Administration of Justice, completed in 2000, houses a working courtroom
and some of the finest facilities in the country for clinical education and advocacy skills
training. All law school classrooms are equipped with modern educational technology.
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The Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal Research
The Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal Research houses the Tarlton Law Library and other
research facilities at the School of Law. The center supports the research and academic
needs of the faculty and students, as well as the research needs of the University
community and the public.
The Tarlton Law Library serves the law school community as a center for the exchange of
information, for collaboration among students and faculty members, and for interactive
learning. Students are encouraged to use the library in multiple ways: students may reserve
conference rooms, borrow laptop computers, access research databases, and view and
borrow popular law-related movies.
With more than one million volumes, the library is one of the largest academic law libraries
in the country. In addition to a comprehensive collection of primary and secondary legal
materials, the library has a broad interdisciplinary collection in the social sciences and
humanities. Special collections include extensive foreign and international legal resources;
the papers of former United States Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark of Texas;
almost ten thousand rare books, including over two hundred rare legal dictionaries dating
back to 1476; a law in popular culture collection that uses film and fiction to examine the
popular perception of attorneys; and a collection of recent winners of the American Bar
Association's Silver Gavel Award. The library has been a selective depository for United
States government documents since 1965, a full depository for the European Union since
1963, and a selective depository for Canadian government publications since 2000.
In addition to printed matter, the library offers law students access to hundreds of online
databases and information resources, including unlimited access to LexisNexis and
Westlaw. The library's Computer Learning Center provides computers for law student use,
as well as a help desk to assist students with technical problems. Through the Tarlton
library's Web site (available at http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/), students, faculty members, the
University community, the public, and alumni are linked to a wide range of legal research
resources and law-related information. The Web site also includes digital resources
complementing the library's special collections.
The library participates in the SHARES Program, a consortium facilitating resource sharing
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among premier research libraries. Through this network, the library has immediate access to
the collections of other major research libraries throughout the country. The library
contributes information on its holdings to the Online Computer Library Center's WorldCat,
the world's largest bibliographic database. The library's online catalog, TALLONS (available
at http://tallons.law.utexas.edu/search), provides immediate access to the library's own
collection.
Contributing to the library's ambience is the Elton M. Hyder Jr. and Martha Rowan Hyder
Collection, consisting of approximately a thousand prints, paintings, manuscript documents,
pieces of furniture, quilts, rugs, and other materials. It illustrates the history of law and
creates a unique and culturally enriching study and work environment for library users and
staff members.
Because legal research can be technically demanding, members of the library's public
services staff provide individual and classroom instruction in the use of the library's
materials, and are available to assist students and faculty members with their research.
Other Libraries
Students in the School of Law also have access to all of the resources of the University
Libraries, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, and the Harry Ransom Humanities
Research Center. Along with the Tarlton Law Library, these libraries constitute one of the
largest academic library groups in the United States. Located across the street from the law
school are the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History and the Nettie Lee Benson Latin
American Collection. The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is also located on
the University campus. The Texas State Library, the State Law Library, and the Legislative
Reference Library, all located in the state capitol complex, are open to law students.
The Society Program
The Society Program was introduced in 2004 to enhance the sense of community within the
law school and to allow students to interact with the faculty in small groups.
There are currently eight societies, with approximately fifty first-year students in each.
Students are enrolled in a society in their first year and remain in it until they graduate. The
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societies are named for individuals who have made a significant impact on the law school.
The eight societies are
Gloria K. Bradford Society, honoring the first African American woman to graduate
from the School of Law
Carlos Cadena Society, honoring the summa cum laude graduate of the School of
Law, respected judge, and civil rights crusader
Leon Green Society, honoring a graduate of the School of Law who was one of the
twentieth century's most important tort scholars and a leading figure in American
legal realism
Helen Hargrave Society, honoring the School of Law's first female faculty member
and longtime librarian
Gus Hodges Society, honoring a highly popular professor who used his experience
to earn the respect of the Legislature, bench, and bar
Charles McCormick Society, honoring a former dean who was nationally known for
his contributions in federal procedure, damages, and evidence
Alice Sheffield Society, honoring the successful Gulf Oil attorney who was one of
the School of Law's first female graduates
John Sutton Society, honoring a longtime professor of evidence and professional
responsibility and former dean known for his collegiality
Pro Bono Program
The Pro Bono Program provides a range of opportunities for students to engage in pro bono
work in order to provide much-needed legal assistance to underserved individuals and
communities, and to build their lawyering skills and career networks. Information about the
program is available at http://www.utexas.edu/law/centers/publicinterest/probono/.
The Curriculum
The breadth and depth of the curriculum is conveyed by the list of courses given in chapter
5. Resources for information about the School of Law's clinical education programs as well
as centers and institutes is given below.
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Clinical Education Programs
The School of Law offers many clinical courses in which students study legal issues in
real-world settings. While representing clients, working on cases, and serving as interns,
students get firsthand experience in the practice of law. These experiences are designed to
integrate theory, strategy, and law, building a bridge between the classroom and the
profession. Information about clinical course offerings is available at http://www.utexas.edu
/law/clinics/.
Centers and Institutes
The School of Law includes a number of academic centers and institutes that bring together
faculty, students, and outside experts to study legal and policy issues in a number of
important areas. Information about the centers and institutes is available at
http://www.utexas.edu/law/centers/.
The University of Texas Law School Foundation
The University of Texas Law School Foundation was founded in 1952 by Charles I. Francis,
Sylvan Lang, Angus G. Wynne, Hines Baker, Dan Moody, Robert E. Hardwick, and Hugh
Lamar Stone. These lawyers recognized that private support would be a critical need in
order for the law school to achieve its full potential. The charge of the foundation was then,
as it is today, to further legal education, legal research, financial assistance to deserving
students, and the overall mission of the law school.
The foundation's board of trustees oversees the management of over $113 million in
invested endowed funds and the development of fundraising strategies and programs. An
additional $94 million in endowed funds is managed by The University of Texas Investment
Management Company (UTIMCO) and administered by the University for the benefit of the
School of Law. The board also works in cooperation with the University Development Board
for the advancement of the general welfare of the University as a whole.
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Board of Trustees
Jon P. Newton, President
The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
Joe R. Long, Vice President
Joseph D. Jamail Jr.
Linda L. Addison
The Honorable Wallace B. Jefferson
S. Jack Balagia Jr.
Ann Lents
E. William Barnett
The Honorable Thomas G. Loeffler
David J. Beck
John H. Massey
John B. Beckworth
Carrin F. Patman
Hector De Leon
Harry M. Reasoner
Joseph C. Dilg
C. Kenneth Roberts
The Honorable Rodney G. Ellis
Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez
George M. Fleming
David D. Sterling
Robin C. Gibbs
Stephen D. Susman
Michelle P. Goolsby
Stephen L. Tatum
Paul W. Hobby
Del Williams
Ex-Officio Trustees
The Honorable Marilyn Aboussie, President, Law Alumni Association
Bruce A. Broillet, Vice President, Law Alumni Association
Senior Trustees
Morris Atlas
Wales H. Madden Jr.
J. Chrys Dougherty III
J. Mark McLaughlin
John L. Estes
The Honorable Tom B. Ramey Jr.
Dee J. Kelly Sr.
J. Burleson Smith
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Trustees Emeritus
F. Scott Baldwin
Catherine Lamboley
Rubén R. Cárdenas
Duke R. Ligon
John R. Castle
Gilbert I. Low
George C. Chapman
The Honorable John T. Montford
Joseph A. Cialone
Mike A. Myers
Sylvia A. de Leon
Steven B. Pfeiffer
H. Lee Godfrey
Shannon H. Ratliff
Robert C. Grable
Larry E. Temple
The Honorable Ron Kirk
The University of Texas Law Alumni Association
Founded in 1939, The University of Texas Law Alumni Association operates under the
nonprofit status of the Law School Foundation. The primary purposes of the association are
to raise funds for the law school and to strengthen the relationship between the school and
its alumni. Specifically, the association is committed to the following tasks:
To advance the cause of legal education
To promote the interests of the School of Law
To maintain communication between alumni and the School of Law
To educate alumni regarding School of Law activities and development
To report or recommend to the dean of the School of Law or to the board of trustees
of the Law School Foundation matters of mutual interest deemed worthy of
consideration
To foster a spirit of identity, fellowship, and goodwill among the association's
members
All former students and current and former faculty members make up the membership of the
association, which is managed under the direction of an executive committee. The executive
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committee oversees fundraising for annual giving programs, reunion planning, and alumni
recognition and outreach activities. Key committees coordinate the work of the association.
Endowments
The University and the Law School Foundation have adopted as one of their major
objectives the development of endowment funds to be used to attract and retain eminent
scholars and teachers for the law school. The income from these funds is used to
supplement the salaries of distinguished professors and to provide research assistance and
other logistical support. Faculty members who hold endowed positions are identified in
chapter 6.
Financial Assistance
The Office of Student Financial Services offers various forms of financial assistance to all
University students; these are described in General Information. With the help of alumni and
friends, a number of financial aid programs have also been established for law students.
The School of Law provides financial assistance to students pursuing the JD in the form of
scholarships, grants, and loans. Financial assistance is available to candidates for the LLM
if they are United States citizens or eligible noncitizens. These students may be eligible for
federal and private loans for one year only.
School of Law Emergency Loans
The School of Law has limited emergency loan funds available to law students. Loans are
made only in cases of emergency and only to degree-seeking students. Application for
these loans may be made in person or online at the School of Law Financial Aid Office,
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/loans/cash.
School of Law Scholarships
All students accepted to the School of Law are considered for any scholarships for which
they meet the requirements. Continuing students must complete the School of Law
scholarship application available at https://utdirect.utexas.edu/losch/sch.WBX. For additional
information, write to the Financial Aid Office, Scholarship Committee, The University of
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Texas at Austin School of Law, 727 East Dean Keeton Street, Austin TX 78705-3299 or
send e-mail to lawfinaid@law.utexas.edu.
Loan Funds and Endowed Scholarships
Many lawyers, law firms, and associations contribute annually to the School of Law's awards
and scholarships program. Information about the school's many permanent loans and
scholarships is available from the School of Law Financial Aid Office.
School of Law Loan Repayment Assistance Program
The School of Law offers a loan repayment program to graduates with educational debt who
enter qualifying public service. Information about the Loan Repayment Assistance Program
is at http://www.utexas.edu/law/centers/publicinterest/lrap/.
Career Services
The Career Services Office (CSO) assists law school students and recent graduates with
their career goals by informing them of career options, providing job search strategies and
resources, and connecting them with potential employers. With experienced counselors and
a dedicated staff, the CSO offers one-on-one career counseling; conducts a 1L résumé
workshop and mock interview program; invites speakers to address students on careerrelated topics; publishes career-related handbooks; maintains a career resource library;
and presents professional development workshops, panels, and netwrok opportunities for
students seeking careers in a variety of settings. In addition, the CSO coordinates two
on-campus interview programs including Public Service Career Day, which is the largest
public service job fair for law students in Texas, and more than two dozen off-campus
recruitment programs held nationwide. The CSO maintains a mentor network that connects
students with UT Law alumni, and an online job bank that lists summer clerkships and
internships, fellowships and part-time and postgraduate opportunities throughout Texas and
the world. Students are welcome to become members of the CSO-sponsored student
organization, Action Committee for Career Services, which partners with the CSO to
perform employer outreach, staff on-campus recruiting programs and receptions, and help
develop career-related resources. Additional information ia available at
http://www.utexas.edu/law/career/.
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Law School Publications
American Journal of Criminal Law
The American Journal of Criminal Law strives to promote and encourage improvement in
the administration of criminal justice. The Journal is published three times a year and is one
of the largest circulating journals at the School of Law. Each issue contains articles by law
school faculty members, members of the judiciary, and practicing attorneys, as well as a
significant number of items written by journal members. More information is available at
http://www.utexas.edu/law/journals/ajcl/.
The Review of Litigation
Established in 1980, The Review of Litigation is a student-managed publication devoted to
the process of litigation. The Review balances the interests of academia with pragmatic
issues important to practicing attorneys and judges, covering topics related to procedure,
evidence, trial and appellate advocacy, alternative dispute resolution, and often-litigated
substantive law. Articles not only address issues pertinent to litigation practice, but also
comment on substantive and theoretical aspects of the law. More information is available at
http://www.utexas.edu/law/journals/trol/.
Texas Environmental Law Journal
Since the summer of 1990, law students have published the Texas Environmental Law
Journal in association with the Environmental and Natural Resources Section of the State
Bar of Texas. Published quarterly, the Journal gives timely and practical information about
developments in environmental law. It includes articles by practitioners and academicians;
information about recent developments involving cases, statutes, and rules relevant to
environmental law; and notes submitted by law students throughout Texas. More information
is available at http://www.texenrls.org/publications_journal.cfm.
Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy
The Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy is devoted to legal issues affecting the
Hispanic community. The Journal provides an academic forum in which practitioners and
scholars engage in a thorough discussion of recent court decisions, state and federal
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statutes, administrative regulations, policy questions, and other issues with particular
salience for Hispanics. By maintaining a neutral position on all issues, the Journal
encourages an exchange of diverse ideas and opinions. The Journal is published annually.
Membership is open to all students who demonstrate excellence in legal writing and
analysis. More information is available at http://www.utexas.edu/law/journals/thjlp/.
Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
The Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal is dedicated to all aspects of intellectual
property law at all levels. Articles in the Journal are written by scholars, practitioners, and
students, and address a variety of legal issues, including patents, copyrights, trademarks,
and trade secrets. The Journal also hosts an annual intellectual property law symposium
featuring topics that are timely and important to practitioners. Members of the Journal are
selected based on their writing and analytical skills. More information is available at
http://www.utexas.edu/law/journals/tiplj/.
Texas International Law Journal
The Texas International Law Journal is one of the oldest international law journals in the
country. The Journal has been publishing important scholarly articles and conducting
symposia on international issues since 1965. With more than one hundred members and
thousands of alumni worldwide, the Journal is one of the largest at the School of Law. More
information is available at http://www.tilj.org/.
Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law
The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law focuses on legal issues at the intersection
of energy law and business law. The Journal was founded because a group of law school
students saw the need for a forum for legal scholarship that discussed the ever-changing
and growing world of energy business law. Each issue of the Journal contains outstanding
submissions from legal scholars, law students, government officials, and attorneys
practicing in the field. More information is available at http://tjogel.org/.
Texas Journal of Women and the Law
The Texas Journal of Women and the Law explores the relationship between women and
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the law through law review publication and sponsorship of an annual symposium. The staff
seeks to inspire a dialogue about gender-related issues that will lead to greater awareness
of the ways the law affects women and to innovative reforms in the lives of all people. The
Journal takes an interdisciplinary approach to many issues, striving to deepen the
relationship between theoretical and practical perspectives on gender and the law. Editorial
membership is open to both male and female students. More information is available at
http://www.utexas.edu/law/journals/tjwl/.
Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
The Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights bridges the gap between theoretical
and practical issues in the fields of civil liberties and civil rights. Published in conjunction
with the Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section of the State Bar of Texas, the Journal
synthesizes and analyzes current thinking on issues in these areas in Texas through articles
by legal scholars, practicing attorneys, state and federal judges, and students. More
information is available at http://www.utexas.edu/law/journals/tjclcr/.
Texas Law Review
The Texas Law Review, established in 1922, is devoted to scholarly writings on general
legal subjects of national and local interest. The student editorial board prepares for
publication articles by outstanding legal authorities and law notes written by the student
staff. Students become eligible to join the staff of the Review on the basis of high academic
achievement and demonstrated writing proficiency. The editorial board annually selects its
successors from the members of the staff. More information is available at
http://www.texaslrev.com/.
Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law
The Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law (TRESL) discusses the fields of
entertainment and sports related to the intersection of law and society. TRESL publishes
articles written by judges, lawyers, faculty members, and students that report and comment
on existing law and suggest new avenues of growth for the law. More information is
available at http://www.utexas.edu/law/journals/tresl/.
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Texas Review of Law and Politics
The Texas Review of Law and Politics seeks to publish thoughtful and intellectually rigorous
conservative articles that can serve as blueprints for constructive legal reform. Published
twice a year, the Texas Review serves as a forum for the discussion of contemporary social
issues, such as constitutional history, affirmative action, crime, federalism, and religious
issues. Members also hold an annual banquet at which they honor a Jurist of the Year. Past
honorees include Greg Abbott, Kenneth W. Starr, Edwin Meese III, and Edith H. Jones.
More information is available at http://trolp.org/.
Student Organizations
There are numerous student organizations that provide opportunities for students to interact
with others with similar interests. Information about student organizations is available at
http://utdirect.utexas.edu/lomain/sorg.WBX#orgs.
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2. Admission
Admission as a Beginning Student
Additional information about admission to the law school, including admission criteria and
current application fees, is given in General Information.
Requirements
Students beginning the study of law are admitted to the School of Law at the beginning of
the fall semester. To be eligible for admission, an applicant must have earned a
baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, must have earned a grade
point average of at least 2.20 on all undergraduate work (as calculated by the Law School
Admission Council), and must have attained a reportable score on the Law School
Admission Test (LSAT). An applicant who meets these minimum requirements is not
guaranteed admission; each year, the law school receives applications from a greater
number of qualified candidates than the school can accommodate. In 2011, the law school
received more than 4,700 applications for the 400 seats in the entering class. An applicant's
Law School Admission Test score and undergraduate grade point average are two of the
major factors considered, along with the résumé, personal statement, letters of
recommendation/evaluations, and other supporting documents.
If an applicant lacks no more than six semester hours to be entitled to a baccalaureate
degree, the dean may declare the applicant eligible for admission on condition that the
applicant make arrangements to earn the baccalaureate degree before beginning the third
year of law study.
There are no specific course prerequisites for admission to the law school. Students should
consult their undergraduate prelaw advisers for information about academic preparation for
law school.
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Procedures
Application forms in both pdf and electronic format are available online at
http://www.utexas.edu/law/admissions/. Complete instructions are provided with the
application form. Applicants seeking regular admission must take the following steps:
1. Take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) no later than December.
2. Register for the Credential Assembly Service (CAS) with the Law School
Admission Council (LSAC) at http://www.lsac.org/.
3. Ensure the School of Law has received a complete application, including the $70
nonrefundable application fee, by February 1.
Applicants seeking early-decision admission must take the LSAT no later than October and
submit law school applications by the November 1 deadline. Applications received after
November 1 but by February 1 will be considered for regular admission.
Declaration of Intention to Study Law
The Supreme Court of Texas, which admits candidates to the practice of law in the state,
has provided by rule of court that all candidates must file a formal Declaration of Intention to
Study Law, on forms supplied for that purpose. The declaration must be filed by October 1 in
the student's first semester in law school. These declarations of intention to study law
provide for a certification of good moral character. Forms are available from the Texas Board
of Law Examiners. More information is available at http://www.ble.state.tx.us/applications
/apps_index.html.
Admission as a Transfer Student
A person may apply to the dean for admission to the School of Law as a transfer student
from another law school that is approved by the American Bar Association. Approval of such
applications is entirely at the dean's discretion. Admission as a transfer student may be
granted only if the applicant (1) would have been competitive if he or she had applied as a
first-year entering student; (2) has completed a full-time, first-year law school curriculum; (3)
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has compiled a superior academic record at the other law school; and (4) demonstrates
good cause for the transfer. Because of limited availability of spaces at the law school, only
a few requests for transfer are granted each year; the law school receives far more
applications for transfer from qualified candidates than can be granted.
A transfer student from another law school receives University credit on the following terms:
(1) the total number of credit hours transferred may not exceed the number of credit hours
earned during the first year by University law students; (2) transfer credit is not given for any
course in which the student earned a grade of less than C, or its equivalent as determined
by the dean; (3) a grade of CR is recorded for all transferred work; (4) the law school from
which the applicant seeks to transfer must be a member of the Association of American Law
Schools and approved by the American Bar Association. The transfer student is subject to
the same performance standards as students who complete their first year of study at the
University's School of Law.
Application forms and instructions are available online at http://www.utexas.edu
/law/admissions/ and by mail from the School of Law Admissions Office, 727 East Dean
Keeton Street, Austin TX 78705-3299.
Transfer to Another Law School
A law student in good standing may apply to transfer to another law school at the end of the
first year of study only. Approval of such a transfer is wholly dependent on the actions of the
other law school. If the application is granted, the School of Law will cooperate with the
other law school to facilitate the transfer.
Admission as a Transient Student
A student attending another law school may enroll in the School of Law as a transient
student for the summer session if he or she presents a letter of good standing from the
school he or she is attending and demonstrates good cause. A law student who has not
completed the first year of study may not enroll as a transient summer student.
A student may be allowed to register as a transient student during a long session if good
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cause is shown and if he or she presents a competitive record and receives permission from
his or her law school to enroll in the School of Law in order to earn credit toward a degree to
be granted by his or her home school. A transient student may earn no more than thirty-two
semester hours of credit in no more than three semesters (roughly the equivalent of one
year's maximum course load); he or she must maintain a grade point average of at least
1.90 in all law courses taken during any semester. Because of limited space at the School of
Law, only a few requests for transient status are granted each year.
Application forms and instructions are available online at http://www.utexas.edu
/law/admissions/ and from the Law School Admissions Office, 727 East Dean Keeton Street,
Austin TX 78705-3299.
Visiting Status at Another Law School
A student enrolled in the School of Law may apply to the assistant dean for student affairs to
attend another law school and to transfer credit earned at that school toward a Doctor of
Jurisprudence degree. The student must have approval to transfer the credit before
attending the other school. Approval of the request is entirely at the assistant dean's
discretion. The assistant dean will consider the request only (1) if the student seeks to
transfer credit from a school that is a member of the American Association of Law Schools
and is approved by the American Bar Association; (2) if the student shows good cause for
requesting the transfer of credit; and (3) if the assistant dean approves the courses for which
the student seeks to receive transfer credit. The student must earn a grade of at least C for
a course to be transferred; the course may not be taken on the pass/fail basis. The symbol
CR is recorded for all transferred work. The amount of credit transferred may not exceed the
maximum amount of credit that an upper-level law student may earn during one year's
study.
Classification of Students
Regular students in the School of Law are classified as first-year, second-year, and
third-year students. Students are classified as first-year students until they have earned
twenty-nine semester hours of credit in law; as second-year students until they have earned
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fifty-three semester hours in law; and as third-year students until they graduate. The terms
"upper-level" and "advanced" are also used to refer to second- and third-year students and
courses.
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3. Academic Policies and Procedures
Academic Advising
The University provides information and academic advice to students to assist them in
making proper academic decisions. The dean of each college or school is responsible for
providing an effective system of information dissemination and advising that is appropriate
to the academic programs of that college or school. Each unit seeks to provide the most
current and accurate information and advice possible. The student is responsible for seeking
advice, for knowing and meeting the requirements of the degree program of interest, for
enrolling in courses appropriate to that degree program, and for taking courses in the proper
sequence to ensure orderly and timely progress toward the degree.
In the School of Law, the Director of Student Services serves as the primary academic
adviser. Additional counseling is available in the Student Affairs Office.
Honor System
All students are bound by the Institutional Rules on Student Services and Activities given in
General Information. Regulations and procedures regarding student discipline and conduct
are set forth in chapter 11 of the rules. All students are bound by the following University
Honor Code; law school students are also bound by the School of Law Honor Code
described below.
University Honor Code
The core values of the University of Texas at Austin are learning, discovery, freedom,
leadership, individual opportunity, and responsibility. Each member of the University is
expected to uphold these values through integrity, honesty, trust, fairness, and respect
toward peers and community.
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School of Law Honor Code
The study of law is an integral part of the legal profession. Students engaged in legal studies
should learn the proper ethical standards as part of their education. All members of the legal
profession recognize the need to maintain a high level of professional competence and
integrity. A student at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law is expected to adhere
to the highest standard of personal integrity. Each student is expected to compete honestly
and fairly with his or her peers. All law students are harmed by unethical behavior by any
student. A student who deals dishonestly with fellow law students may be dishonest in the
future and harm both future clients and the legal profession. Under the honor system, the
students must not tolerate unethical behavior by their fellow students. A student who knows
of unethical behavior of another student is under an obligation to take the steps necessary
to expose this behavior. Students in the University of Texas at Austin School of Law are
governed by the Institutional Rules on Student Services and Activities. Students may be
subject to discipline for cheating, plagiarism, and misrepresentations.
Quantity of Work Rule
A law student may take no more than sixteen semester hours a semester. In rare situations,
the assistant dean for student affairs may, for good cause shown, permit a student to
register for a maximum of seventeen hours. Law students may take courses in other schools
and colleges only with the express prior permission of the dean. Normally, a student may not
take a course in another school or college, except an ROTC course, in addition to the
maximum load in the School of Law.
During a long-session semester, a minimum load of ten semester hours is required of all
students with twenty semester hours of credit or more; a minimum load of fourteen semester
hours is required of all students with fewer than twenty semester hours of credit. A student
may not take less than a minimum load without special permission of the dean.
Law students are strongly advised that they should not work while in their first year and that
they should not work more than fifteen hours a week while in their second and third years.
Students are also expected to abide by standard 304(f) of the American Bar Association's
Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools, which states that "a student
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may not be employed more than twenty hours per week in any week in which the student is
enrolled in more than twelve class hours."
Changes in Registration
A student may drop a first-year course only with the written approval of the dean; ordinarily,
students are not permitted to drop Law 132, 232, or 332. In the long session, a student may
drop other courses during the first four weeks of the semester without the approval of the
dean, provided that the student remains enrolled for at least ten semester hours of
coursework; in the summer session, the student may drop courses except seminars during
the first week of the term without the approval of the dean.
After the first four weeks of a semester, or the first week of a summer term, courses may be
dropped only with the written approval of the dean.
If a student stops attending class, at any time in the semester or summer session, but fails
to drop the course officially, then a grade of F is recorded for the course. The course is
counted as a course taken and failed when the minimum performance standards are
applied, and 1.30 grade points are used in calculating the student's overall average.
The faculty member in charge of a course may, with the consent of the dean, drop a student
from the course for poor daily attendance or classroom work or for improper conduct in the
classroom. The student is thereafter barred from attending the course and from taking the
examination in it.
Class Attendance
Regular and punctual class attendance is required.
Auditing a Course
Permission to audit a course conveys the privilege of listening and observing but not of
handing in papers, taking part in discussion, or receiving evaluations. An auditor does not
receive University credit for the course, nor is the course recorded on a transcript.
A University student who wishes to audit a law course should obtain a Class Auditor Permit
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from the Student Affairs Office and secure the consent of the course instructor and the
assistant dean for student affairs. A separate, additional petition to the assistant dean is
required to audit a first-year course. A nonstudent must obtain the Class Auditor Permit and
the consent of the instructor and assistant dean and must also pay a twenty-dollar auditor's
fee for each course; those who are sixty-five or older are exempt from this fee.
Auditors are permitted only when space is available. No more than five auditors are allowed
in any section. A person may audit only one first-year law course a semester and may audit
a total of no more than four courses. Undergraduates are not permitted to audit law courses.
Instructors and the dean may refuse any request to audit a course.
Nothing in these rules prohibits an instructor from permitting guests and visitors.
Withdrawal
The general rules governing withdrawal from the University are given in General
Information. In addition, the following rules apply to the School of Law.
A person who has earned fewer than nine semester hours of credit in the School of Law, has
withdrawn, and then wishes to resume studies, must reapply for admission to the School of
Law. The reapplication for admission is handled and evaluated as if it were an initial
application. If the dean determines that the student withdrew for good cause, his or her
eligibility for admission is judged by the standards in effect at the time of the previous
admission.
A student who has withdrawn from the School of Law after receiving nine or more semester
hours of credit may return to the school if he or she was in good standing at the time of
withdrawal. Such a student is not subject to the admission selection process; however, he or
she must submit an application for readmission to the School of Law.
Examinations
Examinations in the School of Law are conducted in accordance with the University of Texas
at Austin School of Law Honor Code, given on page 21.
Written examinations are administered at the end of each semester and summer term. A
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schedule giving the time and place of each examination is posted in advance at
http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics/index_exams.html.
To postpone an examination, a student must obtain the approval of the assistant dean for
student affairs before the scheduled time of the examination. In an emergency, approval
may be given after the date of the examination. If a student takes a postponed examination
without permission of the assistant dean, the student will be dropped from the course and
the symbol Q will be recorded. A student who fails to attend a final examination without the
dean's consent may not take a postponed or special examination and will receive no credit
for the course; the course will be counted as a course taken and failed when the minimum
performance standards are applied and a grade of F (1.30 grade points) for the course will
be recorded and will be used in calculating the student's grade point average.
Grades and Minimum Performance Standards
Grading System
The letter grades listed below are assigned in the School of Law. The numerical equivalents
in the second column are used to calculate the student's grade point average in law
courses. An explanation of the grading scale appears on each student's transcript.
Letter grade
Grade points
Letter grade
Grade points
A+
4.30
B-
2.70
A
4.00
C+
2.30
A-
3.70
C
2.00
B+
3.30
D
1.70
B
3.00
F
1.30
Grades, except those in seminars, are based primarily on examinations. Grades in seminars
are based primarily on individual research as reflected in a paper and an oral report.
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Registration on the Pass/Fail Basis
In general, students receive letter grades in law courses. The dean may determine that
pass/fail grading is preferable for a course. Courses that will be offered only on the pass/fail
basis are announced before registration.
A nonlaw graduate student who enrolls in a law school course offered for a letter grade may
register on the credit/no credit basis if permitted to do so by his or her graduate adviser.
Minimum Performance Standards
A student must receive a final grade of at least D in a course to receive credit for that
course. A student must have a grade point average of at least 1.90 on all law courses taken
to graduate from the School of Law.
Grades of F are included in the grade point average, but courses in which the student
earned an F are not counted toward the number of hours required for a degree.
A student who has received final grades for more than twenty semester hours and whose
average falls below 1.80 is dropped from the School of Law for failure. A student who has
received final grades for more than twenty semester hours and whose average is 1.80 to
1.89 is placed on scholastic probation. While on scholastic probation, a student who fails to
maintain a 1.90 average on all law courses taken during any semester is dropped from the
School of Law for failure.
A student who receives a grade of F in a School of Law course is also placed on scholastic
probation. Scholastic probation is lifted after one semester in which the student has
completed one or more School of Law courses, provided that the student does not receive
another F for any School of Law course during that semester. A student who receives two
grades of F for School of Law courses in any one semester is dropped for failure. A student
who receives a total of three grades of F for School of Law courses during his or her law
school career is dropped for failure.
A student who has been dropped for failure after receiving grades for thirty-three or more
semester hours will not be readmitted to the School of Law, with this exception: if the
student has never been on scholastic probation in the School of Law, he or she may be
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readmitted on scholastic probation for one long-session semester. A student who has been
dropped for failure after receiving grades for fewer than thirty-three semester hours may be
admitted as a new student after he or she has remained out of law school for at least twelve
months. The Law School Admissions Committee may attach significance to the prior failure.
No student who has been dropped for failure from the School of Law will be permitted, prior
to readmission, to visit classes.
A student who fails a required course must repeat it once. A student who fails an elective
course may, at his or her option, repeat it once. The student may not repeat any course
except a seminar more than once. A student who fails Law 297S, 397S, the seminar course,
must repeat it until he or she has passed.
When a student repeats a course, the original and all subsequent grades are included in the
student's grade point average.
Honors
Order of the Coif
The Order of the Coif is a national law school honor society, founded to encourage
scholarship and to advance the ethical standards of the legal profession. New members of
the University chapter are chosen each fall from the top 10 percent of students who received
the JD degree in the previous graduating class.
Chancellors
Established in 1912, Chancellors is the most prestigious honorary society of the School of
Law. The purpose of the society is to honor and reward students who, through outstanding
and consistent scholarship and achievement, have shown themselves most likely to
succeed and to become a credit to their profession and their alma mater. Eligible for
membership each year are the sixteen students who have the highest grade point averages
among those who are not already members and who have completed forty-two semester
hours of coursework in the School of Law. The number of Chancellors selected in one
academic year may be increased from time to time, but at no time does the total selected in
any year exceed 5 percent of the preceding senior class. The offices of Chancellors are, in
order of scholastic standing and rank: Grand Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Clerk, Keeper of
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Peregrinus, and, in equal rank, such Chancellors-at-Large as are required to fill out the
membership.
Order of Barristers
The Order of Barristers was established in 1965 to give recognition to the outstanding
participants in the advocacy program. The organization was founded at the School of Law
and is now a national honor society with more than a hundred member law schools from all
parts of the nation. Each year a University of Texas law school student is elected national
secretary. Membership in the University chapter is limited to ten third-year students, chosen
by the Faculty Advocacy Committee, who have demonstrated superior abilities in advocacy.
Dean's Achievement Award
The School of Law offers a Dean's Achievement Award. The award is given each semester
to the outstanding student in each course, chosen from among those with the highest
grades. Seminars and courses offered only on the pass/fail basis are excluded.
Graduation
Graduation Under a Particular Catalog
A student may receive a degree in the School of Law by fulfilling either the requirements
given in the catalog in effect at the time he or she entered the school or those given in the
catalog governing any subsequent year in which he or she was in residence in the school. In
any case, however, all the requirements for a degree in the School of Law must be
completed no earlier than twenty-four months and no later than eighty-four months after a
student has commenced law study at the School of Law or a law school from which the
school has accepted transfer credit.
General Requirements for Graduation
1. No degree will be conferred except on dates publicly announced.
2. The student must complete the last two long-session semesters, or their
equivalent, in residence in the School of Law of the University of Texas at Austin.
3. A candidate for a degree must be registered at the University in the semester or
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summer session in which the degree is to be conferred and must apply to the
dean for the degree by the deadline given in the academic calendar. This date
falls about eight weeks before the end of a long-session semester and about four
weeks before the end of a summer session.
Degrees with Honors
Graduates of the School of Law who are judged by the faculty to have completed the Doctor
of Jurisprudence with scholarly distinction are awarded degrees with honors. In general,
honors are awarded solely on the basis of work done at the University's School of Law. No
more than 35 percent of the graduating class may receive honors, high honors, and highest
honors. No more than 5 percent may receive high honors and highest honors. No more than
1 percent may receive highest honors.
The Sunflower Ceremony
Students are encouraged to attend the University's Commencement and the School of
Law's Sunflower Ceremony, both held each spring. Summer and previous fall graduates are
strongly encouraged to attend the Sunflower Ceremony along with spring graduates.
The story behind the Sunflower Ceremony began over 100 years ago. For the first fifteen or
twenty years after the University was established in 1883, none of its graduates wore the
cap and gown to graduation ceremonies. One spring day around the turn of the century,
however, a salesperson called and offered to rent caps and gowns to graduating seniors. A
committee of faculty and seniors met to consider the offer. At that time, the School of Law
was housed in the basement of the Old Main Building. No one thought to send a message
downstairs and invite anyone from the School of Law to the meeting. The committee
decided that caps and gowns were appropriate and directed all seniors to wear the cap and
gown to Commencement.
The School of Law students had different ideas. Because they had not been invited to the
original meeting nor consulted on the matter, they rejected the mandate to wear caps and
gowns. In true lawyer fashion, they then made their argument point by point, reasoning that
caps and gowns were traditional to, and representative of, the rest of the University but not a
professional school like the School of Law. They proposed instead that graduating law
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students would wear white suits to Commencement.
The University president and faculty conferred and decreed that the law students must
either conform to the wishes of the senior class or wear a significant insignia to the
graduation exercises.
The School of Law students agreed, but again chose to present arguments regarding the
insignia they chose, the sunflower. They reasoned that the sunflower was the best choice
because it belonged to the genus Helianthus, part of a family that, like lawyers, is distributed
all over the world. Also, the sunflower always keeps its face turned to the sun, as lawyers
always turn to the light of justice. Thus the tradition was established, and graduating law
students attend graduation exercises wearing the sunflower, and very often white suits as
well, to this day.
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4. Degrees
Doctor of Jurisprudence
To qualify for the Doctor of Jurisprudence degree (JD), a student must meet the following
requirements:
1. The student must have completed a period of resident study equivalent to at least
three academic years.
2. The student must have taken (and, if failed, repeated once) all courses required
by the faculty of the School of Law at the time of the student's initial enrollment,
except those that have been removed from the list of required courses since the
student's initial enrollment. The student must pass at least one seminar as
described in the section "Seminars" below.
3. Eighty-six semester hours are required for graduation. With the permission of the
dean, a student may enroll in a course in another school or college of the
University. To count toward graduation from the School of Law, the course must
be related to a course of study offered in the School of Law. If the course is in a
foreign language, it may be either undergraduate or graduate; in all other fields,
only graduate courses may be counted. (Except in the College of Pharmacy and
the School of Law, graduate courses at the University are identified by numbers
with "8" or "9" as the second digit.) No more than twelve semester hours of such
work may be counted.
Students who complete undergraduate foreign language courses may apply one
credit hour toward the JD degree per two and a half credit hours earned.
4. The student must have a grade point average of at least 1.90 on all work taken in
the School of Law.
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Curriculum
Required First-Year Courses
Law 421 or 521, Contracts
Law 423 or 523, Criminal Law I
Law 427 or 527, Torts
Law 431 or 531, Property
Law 232, Legal Research and Legal Writing, taken once in the fall and once in the
spring
Law 433 or 533, Civil Procedure
Law 434 or 534, Constitutional Law I
Required Advanced Courses
One of the following:
Law 251K or 351K, Criminal Procedure: Investigation
Law 270M or 370M, Criminal Procedure: Prosecution
Law 181C, 281C, 381C, or 481C, Constitutional Law II
Law 285 or 385, Professional Responsibility
Law 397S, Law Seminar: Writing
One course from a list of professional skills courses approved each semester by the
dean
Such other courses as the dean and faculty of the School of Law may specify
In addition to the required first-year courses, each first-year student may choose a two-hour
or three-hour elective course in the spring semester. The elective is not required. Elective
courses that are open to first-year students are identified in the course schedule published
each semester by the School of Law.
To avoid scholastic difficulty, the student should complete all required work except the
seminar before the final semester.
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Seminars
To graduate from the School of Law, a student must take and pass during the second or
third year at least one three-semester-hour writing seminar (Law 397S). Writing seminars
are small classes that emphasize writing and group discussion. Each writing seminar
involves written work by the student that embodies the results of research. Students may
take additional writing seminars if space is available.
Master of Laws
The degree of Master of Laws (LLM) is awarded to students who have completed a rigorous
program of coursework and research. The program leading to the degree is designed for
students of high ability seeking academic work beyond their first degree in law.
The program is designed to allow each student to create an individual course of study
tailored to his or her interests. Students in this degree program may take courses designed
to provide a broad overview of U.S. law or can choose a concentration, such as international
studies; Latin American studies; or energy, international arbitration, and environmental law.
Additional information about the LLM degree is available at http://www.utexas.edu/law/ or at
the School of Law, LLM Admissions, 727 East Dean Keeton Street, Austin TX, 78705-3299.
Admission to Candidacy
Applicants are considered for admission to candidacy for the degree by the International
Programs Committee of the School of Law. Complete applications must be submitted by
February 1 prior to the fall semester in which the applicant seeks to begin the program.
Generally, candidates are admitted for the fall semester only.
1. The applicant must meet at least one of the following requirements:
1. Have earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from a US law school
that is approved by the American Bar Association.
2. Have earned a first degree in law from an established university or law
school in another country that qualifies the applicant to take the bar
examination in that country.
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2. The applicant must demonstrate outstanding ability to complete the requirements
for the degree.
3. An applicant whose native language is not English and who graduated from a law
school in a country whose official language is not English must present a
satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test. Information about
the TOEFL is available at http://www.ets.org/. Information about the IELTS is
available at http://www.ielts.org/.
Degree Requirements
For each candidate, a specific program of coursework and research is developed to meet
degree requirements and the candidate's needs and interests. The program must include
1. Residence during one academic year, consisting of two long-session semesters.
The residence requirement of two long-session semesters cannot be reduced by
coursework taken in residence during the summer session.
2. Completion of an approved program of work in the School of Law and other
divisions of the University that includes at least twenty-four semester hours of
coursework, including a substantial paper.
Candidates must maintain a grade point average of at least 1.80 to continue in the program
and must have an average of at least 1.90 at the end of the final semester to receive an
LLM degree. They must complete the Master of Laws degree requirements within one
calendar year of beginning graduate law study at the University unless, in unusual
circumstances, the School of Law grants an extension.
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Dual Degree Programs
The School of Law offers dual degree programs in cooperation with other divisions of the
University. The dual programs lead simultaneously to the JD and the following degrees.
Field of Study
Degree
Business administration
Master of Business Administration
Community and regional planning
Master of Science in Community and
Regional Planning
Global policy studies
Master of Global Policy Studies
Information studies
Master of Science in Information Studies
Latin American studies
Master of Arts
Middle Eastern studies
Master of Arts
Public affairs
Master of Public Affairs
Russian, East European, and
Master of Arts
Eurasian studies
Social work
Master of Science in Social Work
Additional information is available at http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/academics
/degrees_joint.html.
Combined JD/PhD Programs
The School of Law and the Graduate School offer programs leading to the Doctor of
Jurisprudence and the Doctor of Philosophy with a major in government or philosophy.
These programs are designed to prepare students for academic careers in law or the
cognate discipline or both. By counting law courses toward the PhD and courses in the
cognate discipline toward the JD, students can save up to a year of coursework. The School
of Law provides financial aid to students at the dissertation stage of the program.
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More information on the JD/PhD in government is available at (512) 471-5121; more
information on the JD/PhD in philosophy is available at http://www.utexas.edu
/law/academics/centers/philosophy/.
Graduate Portfolio Programs
The goal of graduate portfolio programs is to recognize and encourage cross-disciplinary
research and scholarly activity. A portfolio program usually consists of four thematically
related graduate courses and a research paper, presentation, or practical experience. The
portfolio must include courses offered by at least two graduate programs other than the
student's major program. Portfolio programs are approved by the Graduate School.
Although the certification requirements of each program are independent of the
requirements for graduate degrees, courses counted toward the degree may, with
appropriate approval, be counted toward certification. Upon completion of both degree and
portfolio program requirements, the student's University transcript reflects portfolio
certification.
Graduate portfolio programs are available in the following areas.
African and African American studies
Applied statistical modeling
Arts and cultural management and entrepreneurship
Cellular and molecular imaging for diagnostics and therapeutics
Communication, information, and cultural policy
Cultural studies
Disability studies
Dispute resolution
Gerontology
Imaging science
Integrated watershed science
Interdisciplinary European studies
Mexican American studies
Molecular biophysics
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Museum studies
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
Native American and indigenous studies
Nonprofit studies
Religious studies
Romance linguistics
Scientific computation
Societal impacts of science and technology
Sustainability
Women's and gender studies
Additional information about portfolio programs is available at http://www.utexas.edu
/ogs/admissions/docport/.
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5. Courses
The fields of inquiry in the following courses range from technical questions of little public
interest to general ones of great social concern. In each course, one aim is to qualify the
student as a strategist and an advocate, equipped with the knowledge, insight, and skills to
serve clients through advice, negotiation, and planning, as well as by representing them in
litigation. Another aim is to qualify the student as a responsible member of a profession that,
throughout the history of this nation, has been prominent in the resolution of social,
economic, and political problems and has been profoundly concerned with the public
welfare. Hence, every law course focuses on the need for creative solutions to conflicts
between individuals and between individuals and society. This is as it should be, for the
function of law is to serve as a catalyst that makes community life possible and a better
society attainable.
The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2012-2013 and
2013-2014; however, not all courses are taught each semester or summer session. Each
spring the law school issues a manual of course descriptions and academic advice; law
students should consult this manual before registering.
The first digit of a course number represents the value of the course in semester hours; for
example, students taking Law 233 earn two semester hours of credit, while those taking Law
333 earn three semester hours.
The dean and faculty of the School of Law may, from time to time, change the courses of
instruction. Such changes may include a determination that a course formerly listed as a
first-year course should be offered as an advanced course, or the reverse.
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First-year courses
221, 321, 421, 521, 621. Contracts.
Methods by which rights and duties of promissory and quasi-promissory origin are created,
transferred, limited, discharged, breached, and enforced. Two, three, four, five, or six lecture
hours a week for one semester.
323, 423, 523. Criminal Law I.
Promulgation, interpretation, and administration of substantive laws of crime; constitutional
limitations and relevant philosophical, sociological, and behavioral science materials. Three,
four, or five lecture hours a week for one semester.
227, 327, 427, 527. Torts.
Limits of liability and methods of establishing liability for intentional and unintentional injuries
to persons or property. Two, three, four, or five lecture hours a week for one semester.
231, 331, 431, 531. Property.
A survey of interests in land and limited topics involving chattels: estates, cotenancy,
landlord and tenant issues, conveyancing, private and public control of land use. Two, three,
four, or five lecture hours a week for one semester.
132, 232, 332. Legal Research and Legal Writing.
The basics of legal research using print and electronic sources. Focuses on writing legal
analysis, researching and writing a traditional legal memorandum, and making oral
presentations. The equivalent of one, two, or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
233, 333, 433, 533. Civil Procedure.
Introduction to the civil adjudicative process, primarily that of the federal courts, including
jurisdiction, pleading, dispositive motions, discovery, and trial procedure. Two, three, four, or
five lecture hours a week for one semester.
334, 434, 534. Constitutional Law I.
Distribution of powers between federal and state governments; constitutional limitations on
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and judicial review of governmental action. Three, four, or five lecture hours a week for one
semester.
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Advanced Courses
223F, 323F. Federal Criminal Law.
Prosecution and defense of criminal trials in federal district court; considerable emphasis on
white-collar crime. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
223L, 323L, 423L. Criminal Law II.
Theory and content of complex criminal offenses, principally federal crimes. Two, three, or
four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 323.
129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Law.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in
a program administered by the School of Law's International Student Programs (ISP) office.
Credit is recorded as assigned by an ISP Administrator in the School of Law. University
credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken
in residence. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the pass/fail basis
only.
230M, 330M, 430M. Real Estate Finance.
An advanced problems course dealing with acquisition, financing, development, and
disposition of real estate. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisite: Law 231K, 331K, or 431K is recommended but not required.
231D, 331D. Real Estate Development.
Intermediate-level overview of the real estate development process and relevant areas of
law: land acquisition, leasing, construction finance, and permanent finance. Two or three
lecture hours a week for one semester.
231K, 331K, 431K. Real Estate Transactions.
Intermediate conveyancing course dealing with the transfer, finance, and development of
real estate. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
132C, 232C, 332C. Advanced Legal Research.
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One, two, or three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when
the topics vary. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: As announced for each
topic.
Topic 1: Advanced Research: Foreign and International Law. Introduction to the sources
and methods of research in foreign and international law, tailored to the needs of American
lawyers.
Topic 2: Advanced Research: Texas Law. Introduction to the judicial, statutory, and
administrative sources of Texas law. Topics include research in state administrative law and
legislative histories. Both print and electronic resources are covered.
132D, 232D, 332D. Advanced Legal Writing.
A review of grammar, rhetorical techniques, organizational schemes, transitional devices,
and persuasive language. Students focus on work completed in another course or in a
clerkship. One, two, or three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for
credit when the topics vary. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
232E, 332E. Teaching Quizmaster.
Restricted to second- and third-year students. Students teach legal research skills to
first-year students and serve as teaching assistants for the writing portion of legal research
and writing courses. At least ten to twenty hours a week for one semester. Offered on the
pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Teaching Quizmaster program and
appointment as a teaching assistant. Students must apply to the program in the spring
semester prior to enrollment in the course and must complete a six-week training program.
132F, 232F. Internet Resources for Lawyers.
Internet tools such as Web browsers and Web search and indexing engines. Emphasis on
location and content of primary and secondary legal source material. One or two lecture
hours a week for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
232G, 332G. Basic Drafting.
Practice in drafting a client letter, a basic contract, and a set of rules; review of
sentence-level skills, organization, and tone. Two or three lecture hours a week for one
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semester.
232J, 332J. Writing for Litigation.
Study and review of sentence-level skills and tone. Emphasis on plain language, as well as
clarity, brevity, organization, professionalism, and polish. Two or three lecture hours a week
for one semester.
132L, 232L, 332L, 432L. Brief Writing and Oral Advocacy.
Focuses on using legal arguments to persuade appellate judges. Includes an introduction to
the form and writing style of an appellate brief. One, two, three, or four lecture hours a week
for one semester. Some sections are offered on the pass/fail basis only; these are identified
in the Course Schedule. Law 132L, 232L, 332L, 432L and 279M, 379M (Topic: Brief Writing
and Oral Advocacy) may not both be counted.
232N. Editing for Editors.
Weekly workshop in editing techniques for law review editors. Each week the class
discusses a submission from one law review. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
239, 339, 439. Jurisprudence.
Underlying problems in the functioning of a legal order; legal definition and justice as factors
in decision making; discovery and interpretation of authority; rights and privileges of the
person relative to society and government; conditions for imposing legal responsibility on a
person; procedures for decision making; the relationship between law and the market in
economic decision making. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
240, 340. Family Law.
Legal problems related to the establishment, dissolution, and reorganization of family
relationships, including marriage, divorce, annulment, alimony and child support, custody,
and injuries to family relations. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisite: Completion of first-year law courses.
240M, 340M, 440M. Antitrust: Economic Analysis and Legal Interpretation.
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An examination of the business functions and competitive impact of practices that are
subject to antitrust regulation to determine their legality under United States antitrust laws.
Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
241F, 341F. Literature and the Law.
Justice and law as they are presented in literary works that deal with race and work. Two or
three lecture hours a week for one semester.
341G. Sports Law.
An amalgam of contracts, antitrust, and labor law as they affect professional and collegiate
sports in the United States. Emphasis on issues affecting professional team sports.
Individual and college (especially Title IX) sports and the regulation of agents. Three lecture
hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Knowledge of baseball, basketball, and
football; Law 260K, 360K, or 460K and Law 261K, 361K, or 461K are recommended but not
required. Course is best taken during the student's third year.
241H, 341H. Equine Law.
Survey of the law relating to the American horse industry. Two or three lecture hours a week
for one semester.
241J. Environmental Law: Technical Issues.
A survey of the scientific and technical aspects of environmental law, including chemistry,
human physiology, toxicology, laboratory analysis methods, and risk assessment. A study of
environmental control strategies and technologies for air and water pollution, groundwater
protection, and hazardous waste management. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
241L, 341L, 441L. Environmental Law.
Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when
the topics vary. Prerequisite: As announced for each topic.
Topic 1: Introduction, Air, Water, and Toxics. An introduction to pollution control, the
common law antecedents, and early statutory developments, and an intensive study of the
Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.
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Topic 2: Hazardous Wastes and Enforcement. A study of enforcement issues, including
citizens' suits. Examines the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund).
Topic 3: Environmental Law and Natural Resources. An introduction to environmental
thinking in the context of scarce publicly and privately owned natural resources. Covers
public trust doctrine, relevance of the Tenth Amendment to environmental protection, the
National Endowment Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act.
241M, 341M, 441M. Mass Media Law.
Regulation of broadcast media by the Federal Communications Commission; the
constitutional and administrative law problems generated by regulation. Two, three, or four
lecture hours a week for one semester.
241P, 341P. Comparative Environmental Law.
Property rights and the environment, constitutional basis for environmental protection,
sustainable development and the role of law, environmental enforcement, and trade and
environment. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
241R, 341R. Entertainment Law.
Legal aspects of producing and financing a motion picture, with minor attention to the
theatre industry. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law
274K, 374K, 474K, or 574K.
341S. Entertainment Industry Law.
Overview of the legal problems that arise in film, theatre, television, music, and literary
publishing. Issues common to all branches of the entertainment industry, like the right of
publicity, copyright, and contractual protections. Three lecture hours a week for one
semester. Prerequisite: Knowledge of business associations law is helpful but not required.
241U, 341U, 441U. Telecommunications.
Effect of federal, state, and local regulation and policy on the convergence of technologies
and markets in the telecommunications industry. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for
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one semester.
242M, 342M, 442M. Bankruptcy.
Introduction to Title II of the United States Code and related state and federal laws: both
liquidation and reorganization bankruptcy, including exemptions, discharge of debt,
avoidance of powers of trustees, and rights of various classes of creditors; jurisdiction and
procedure. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law
180D, 280D, 380D, or 480D.
242N, 342N. Advanced Bankruptcy.
Advanced bankruptcy issues frequently encountered in both complex and ordinary
bankruptcy proceedings. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite:
Credit or registration for Law 242M, 342M, or 442M.
142R. Bankruptcy Workshop.
Representation of debtors and secured creditors in chapter 11 bankruptcy. Further study and
application of the basic concepts of business bankruptcy, with emphasis on structuring and
drafting. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
242S, 342S. Bankruptcy Reorganization.
Advanced course on the application of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code to the
reorganization of business entities. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisite: Law 242M, 342M, or 442M.
343C. United States Law and Legal Research, Introduction.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Laws
degree program.
243E, 343E. The Emergence of Modern European Law.
Historical and cultural development of modern European law on the Continent and in
England. Differences between English and American laws. Two or three lecture hours a
week for one semester.
243G, 343G, 443G. East European Law in Transition.
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The collapse of socialist law in Eastern Europe and the subsequent problems and progress
of law reform. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
243L, 343L. Latin American Law: Survey.
Short general and historical introduction, followed by presentation of the main common
problems of Latin American countries, including the weakness of national integration and the
role of the military in politics, and by a country-by-country survey, showing how these
problems are manifest in constitutions and main laws of Latin America. Two or three lecture
hours a week for one semester.
243S, 343S. United States Trade and Investment in Mexico.
Substantive law found in treaties, Mexican commercial law, and selected United States tax
and trade policies; application of the law to the key issues in a major and growing
relationship in which Texas plays a dominant role. Two or three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
243T, 343T. International Tort Law.
In-depth analysis of some of the common problems and current methodology in American,
German, and English modern tort laws. This is both an advanced torts and accident
compensation course and an introduction to the comparative method. Two or three lecture
hours a week for one semester.
244, 344, 444. International Business Transactions.
Problems confronting exporters, importers, and firms doing business abroad; emphasizes
American and foreign tariff, antitrust, corporation, and arbitration law, and the European
Union. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
344C. Transnational Business Transactions.
Structuring, negotiation, and documentation of transnational business transactions,
considered from the standpoint of a practicing transnational lawyer who represents both
United States-based and foreign-based enterprise. Three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
245, 345, 445. Products Liability.
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Problems of preventing and compensating harm attributable to dangerous or defective
products through regulation by government agencies, the judicial process, and market
forces. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 227 and
327, Law 427, or Law 527.
245C, 345C. Texas Consumer Protection.
A brief overview of the primary common law causes of action available to purchasers of real
property, goods, and services. Case law under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and
Article 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code. Two or three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
245D, 345D. Consumer Protection (Deceptive Trade Practices Act).
Overview of the primary common law causes of action available to purchasers of real
property, goods, and services. Case law under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and
Article 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code. Two or three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
346K. Negotiation.
An exploration, largely through simulated exercises, of the lawyer's role in the negotiation of
transactions. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
346L. Negotiation in Criminal Cases.
An exploration, largely through simulated exercises, of the prosecutor's and defense
attorney's roles in the negotiation of criminal cases. Three lecture hours a week for one
semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
147. Basic Business and Financial Concepts.
Brief introduction to basic business and financial concepts (such as financial statements,
equity and debt financing, securities transactions) for students with little or no business
background. Three lecture hours a week for one month. May not be counted by students
with credit for any of the following: Law 274K, 374K, 474K, 574K; more than six semester
hours of undergraduate coursework in accounting; or more than three courses in economics
or business. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
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147L. Business and Investment Math for Lawyers.
Introduction to basic vocabulary, concepts, and numbers of investing and business. The
basics of investing and some business issues, including corporate capital structure, and an
introduction to the framework of accounting. One lecture hour a week for one semester. May
not be counted by students with credit for any of the following: Law 254J, 354J, 454J, 554J,
274K, 374K, 474K, 574K.
147M, 247M. Fundamentals of Business.
Basic vocabulary and concepts of business and finance. One or two lecture hours a week
for one semester.
248C, 348C, 448C. Civil Rights Litigation.
A basic introduction to the theory and practice of suing under state and federal statutory and
constitutional law for redress of harm to one's civil rights by the government or its agents.
The course balances the traditional approach of exposing students to litigation strategies
with that of relating the rule of law to society. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for
one semester.
248D, 348D, 448D. Americans with Disabilities.
The history of disability law, the trends in federal rulings, and emerging issues as Congress
debates new legislation related to persons with disabilities. Two, three, or four lecture hours
a week for one semester.
248E, 348E, 448E. International Human Rights Law.
An overview of international human rights law, including its history and development. Covers
domestic, regional and international legal systems, and the extent to which they incorporate
and implement human rights; and contemporary political and theoretical debates over the
scope and interpretation of human rights law. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for
one semester.
249, 349, 449. Children and the Law.
Survey of important legal problems involving children and their relationships to their families
and to the state (including the public education system). Two, three, or four lecture hours a
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week for one semester.
249C, 349C. Juvenile Justice (Modern).
The unique legal procedure that constitutes the juvenile justice system; social issues such
as safe schools, safe streets, juvenile gang control, and juvenile curfew controls. Two or
three lecture hours a week for one semester.
350C. Enterprise of Technology: Laboratory to Market.
Study of the activities involved in commercializing a technology from conception to profitable
enterprise. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
250G, 350G, 450G. Intellectual Property, Introduction.
General overview of intellectual property law. Analysis of competing policies underlying
intellectual property laws. Fundamentals of trade secrets, patent, copyright, and trademark
law. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
250H. Enforcement of Intellectual Property.
Selected issues in the enforcement of intellectual property through litigation in federal and
state courts and administrative tribunals; emphasis is on patent infringement litigation. Two
lecture hours a week for one semester.
250J, 350J. International Intellectual Property.
Selected issues involving the international protection of intellectual property, with emphasis
on copyright. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
250K, 350K, 450K. Copyright.
Literary and artistic property, the law related to trade identity, and other rules of the
competitive game. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
250L, 350L, 450L. Patent Law.
The substantive law of patents in the United States. Designed for individuals interested in
practicing in the field of intellectual property law. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for
one semester.
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350M. Computer Law.
Various forms of intellectual property protection as they have been applied to computers;
emerging issues in the law of computer networks; antitrust issues in the computer industry.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 250G, 350G, 450G, 250K,
350K, 450K, 250P, 350P, or 450P.
250N, 350N. Trademarks.
Nature of marks, distinctiveness, acquisition of rights in marks, registration, loss of rights,
infringement, defenses, remedies, trade dress, federal unfair competition, dilution, licensing,
protection of marks outside the United States. Two or three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
250P, 350P, 450P. Patents and Trade Secrets.
Survey of patent law, which is related to science and technology and concerns useful
solutions to real problems. It concerns manufactured structures and substances and
manufactured processes affecting structures and substances. Patents depend upon a
federal statute; trade secrets are state law analogs of patents. Two, three, or four lecture
hours a week for one semester.
250R, 350R. Patent Litigation.
Analysis of the case law and statutes governing patent enforcement, and comparison with
the most recent decisions of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Includes study
of infringement and remedies. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisite: Law 250P, 350P, or 450P is recommended but not required.
250T, 350T. Patent Prosecution Workshop.
An overview of the rules of practice before the Patent and Trademark Office, and an
introduction to the practical considerations in preparing and prosecuting a patent application.
Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
Prerequisite: Law 250P, 350P, or 450P, or concurrent enrollment in Law 250R or 350R.
250U. Internet Business.
Explores and covers a wide range of legal and policy issues related to starting and operating
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an Internet-based business, with particular emphasis on the legal implications of evolving
Internet business models. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
251C, 351C, 451C. History of American Law.
History of law in the United States, from the colonial period to the twentieth century. Two,
three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
251K, 351K. Criminal Procedure: Investigation.
Rules governing police conduct and the effect of these rules on admission of evidence;
search and seizure, lineups, confessions, and similar matters. Two or three lecture hours a
week for one semester.
252K, 352K, 452K. Texas Government.
The structure and process of Texas government, including constitutional, administrative, and
local government law. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
253L, 353L, 453L. Economic Analysis and the Common Law.
The allocative efficiency of various torts, contract, and property doctrines. Two, three, or four
lecture hours a week for one semester.
353M. Financial Markets and Institutions.
How financial markets are organized and function. Includes debt equity and foreign
exchange markets, primary and secondary market operations, and investment banking.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
253N, 353N, 453N. Law, Business, and Economics Workshop.
Speaker-based law and economics empirical workshop. Two, three, or four lecture hours a
week for one semester. Some sections are offered on the pass/fail basis only; these are
identified in the Course Schedule. Law 253N, 353N, 453N and 279M, 379M (Topic: Law,
Business, and Economics Workshop) may not both be counted.
254, 354, 454. Corporate Finance.
Advanced corporation law; topics include enterprise and securities valuation, capitalization,
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senior securities, distributions to shareholders, voluntary reorganizations, and business
combinations. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law
274K, 374K, 474K, or 574K.
254C, 354C. Tax and Business Strategy.
The effect of tax on business decisions. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of algebra.
354D. Corporate Governance.
The issues faced by CEOs and those who report directly to them as they balance their time
between achieving quarterly performance targets and building strong companies that can
sustain above-market financial performance in the future. Three lecture hours a week for
one semester.
254J, 354J, 454J, 554J. Federal Income Taxation.
An overview of the federal income tax, mostly as it applies to individuals. Two, three, four, or
five lecture hours a week for one semester.
254N, 354N. Federal Income Taxation A.
Taxation of personal income and some typical personal investments. Two or three lecture
hours a week for one semester.
254P, 354P. Federal Income Taxation B.
Taxation of commercial investments and operations. Two or three lecture hours a week for
one semester. Prerequisite: Law 254N, 354N, or the equivalent.
354Q. Partnership Tax.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 254J, 354J, 454J, 554J,
254N, or 354N. Law 274K, 374K, 474K, or 574K and a course in corporate income tax are
recommended.
254R, 354R, 454R. Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders.
The system of double taxation of C corporations, in which both the corporation and its
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shareholders are taxed on their earnings. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one
semester. Prerequisite: Law 254J, 354J, 454J, 554J, 254N, 354N, 254P, or 354P.
354S. Tax Controversy and Litigation.
Civil and criminal tax litigation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite:
Law 454J, 554J, 254N and 254P, an undergraduate course in tax, or related work
experience.
354T. Federal Income Taxation of Corporations.
Formation, operation, mergers, and liquidation of corporations, and the taxation of
shareholders on different kinds of distributions. Three lecture hours a week for one
semester. Prerequisite: Law 454J, or 254N and 254P.
254U, 354U. Federal Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates.
Federal income taxation of estates, trusts, grantors, and beneficiaries, as prescribed by
subchapter J of the Internal Revenue Code. Two or three lecture hours a week for one
semester. Prerequisite: Law 254J, 354J, 454J, or 554J.
255C, 355C. Public School Law.
Legal and practical doctrines governing the creation and operation of school districts;
employment relations between professional and nonprofessional employees and local
school districts; and regulation of students and limitations on the right of school districts to
discipline children. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
255L, 355L, 455L. Higher Education and the Law.
Academic freedom and tenure; related constitutional issues; employment discrimination and
collective bargaining in the university context. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for
one semester.
256, 356, 456. Estate Planning.
Advanced problems in estate planning: marital deduction trusts; planning for community and
separate property; inter vivos gifts and trusts; closely held business interests; farm and
ranch properties; income taxation of estates and trusts. Two, three, or four lecture hours a
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week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 289N, 389N, 489N, or 589N.
257, 357, 457. Texas Marital Relationships and Divorce.
All aspects of divorce; premarital contracts, marriage, annulment, and ongoing family
relationships. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
258K, 358K, 458K. Labor Law in the Public Sector.
The labor and constitutional issues posed by collective bargaining in public employment.
Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
258N. Texas Legislature: Process and Procedure.
The ways the Texas Legislature works, both officially and otherwise. Consideration of a wide
range of procedural and substantive topics, with emphasis on the regulation of citizen
conduct through statute, rather than on the purely political aspects of the institution. Two
lecture hours a week for one semester.
260K, 360K, 460K. Antitrust.
Federal and state law dealing with concerted action in unreasonable restraint of trade;
monopolization; price discrimination, exclusive dealing arrangements, and other unfair
competition; permissive resale price maintenance; mergers and joint ventures; limitations on
the patent legal monopoly. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
361, 461. Administrative Law.
Forms of law governing jurisdiction and procedure of state and federal agencies; right and
scope of judicial review; relation of administrative agencies to legislature and chief
executive. Three or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
361E. Administrative Law, Texas.
The law of and about administrative agencies; comparison between federal and Texas
administrative law. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
261J, 361J, 461J. Employment Law.
An examination of legal doctrines governing employment relations outside the collective
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bargaining arena: development of the common law doctrine of at-will employment, the
doctrine of free market control of employment, and problems raised by new employee rights,
including affirmative action, pregnancy disability, and comparable worth. Two, three, or four
lecture hours a week for one semester.
261K, 361K, 461K. Labor Law.
Collective bargaining and government intervention; functions of labor unions; settlement of
labor disputes; rights of employees and of union members. Two, three, or four lecture hours
a week for one semester.
261M, 361M. ERISA: An Introduction to Employee Pension and Health Plans.
Pension taxation, antidiscrimination rules, fiduciary duties arising from employee benefit
trusts, and the regulatory tension between federal and state governments regarding health
benefits. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 454J or
254N.
262L, 362L, 462L. Remedies.
Compensatory, restitutionary, and exemplary damages for breach of contract or for injury of
personal and property interests; injunctions and other equitable relief. Two, three, or four
lecture hours a week for one semester.
362P. Restitution.
The law of restitution (unjust or unjustified enrichment), presented as the third heading of
private, civil liability in the legal system, along with contract and tort. Three lecture hours a
week for one semester.
263T, 363T, 463T. International Energy Transactions.
International business transactions in the energy and natural resource industries. Two,
three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
264C, 364C, 464C. Medicine and the Law.
Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when
the topics vary. Prerequisite: As announced for each topic.
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Topic 1: Bioethics. Legal issues arising from the development of biomedical technologies
that extend life and manipulate its creation. Law 264C focuses on death and dying and
reproductive issues. Law 364C covers additional material on human experimentation and
organ transplantation.
Topic 2: Regulation of the Health Care System. Medicine as an industry; the types of
legal regulation that control the medical profession and regulate the health care system.
264D, 364D. Medical Practice and Law.
The language and structure of the medical profession; the process of establishing medical
diagnoses and treatments; the concept of standard of care as applied in medicine; and the
legal validation and use of medical information. Two or three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
364G. Indian Law, Federal.
Federal law governing Indian tribes and Indian people. Contemporary original tribal source
material. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
264S, 364S. Construction Law.
Issues in general United States law that affect commercial and industrial construction, with
emphasis on significant Texas cases. Overview of the construction process, examining roles
of various parties, followed by consideration of the legal problems frequently encountered.
Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
264T, 364T. Construction Litigation.
Analysis of theories of liability and defense in the area of construction litigation, with
emphasis on Texas law. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
265M, 365M. Land-Use Regulation.
Legal aspects of government programs for controlling land use, emphasizing urban
problems. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
267M, 367M, 467M. Estate and Gift Tax.
Federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping taxes. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week
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for one semester. May not be counted by students with credit for Law 256, 356, or 456.
Prerequisite: Law 289N, 389N, 489N, or 589N.
368C. Introduction to Mexican Law.
A general study of the Mexican legal system, including public, social, and private law. Three
lecture hours a week for one semester.
268N, 368N, 468N. Employment Discrimination.
Issues related to the elimination of discrimination and the promotion of equality in
employment. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
269, 369, 469. Insurance.
Solicitation and sale of insurance; persons and interests protected by insurance; selection
and control of risks; disposition of claims. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one
semester.
269P, 369P. Texas Insurance Litigation.
Detailed review of consumers' rights and remedies in insurance litigation. Emphasis on
practical applications of substantive law, including actionable conduct, statutory and
common law theories, standing, persons and entities that may be liable, remedies,
defenses, presuit considerations, pleadings, discovery, trial practice, and ethics. Two or
three lecture hours a week for one semester.
269R, 369R. Regulated Industries.
Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
270G, 370G. Mass Torts and Class Actions.
Issues practitioners deal with in mass torts and class actions such as the tobacco,
AIDS/hemophilia, breast implant, and asbestos cases; the procedural hurdles of certifying
and settling these cases. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
270J, 370J. Criminal Defense, Advanced.
The basics of criminal defense, from a practical perspective. Two or three lecture hours a
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week for one semester. Some sections are offered on the pass/fail basis only.
270M, 370M. Criminal Procedure: Prosecution.
The litigation of a criminal case, from the defendant's initial appearance in court through
pretrial matters and the trial itself. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
270N, 370N. Communications Torts.
An advanced torts course. Covers harm committed by means of communication rather than
by physical acts, including defamation, invasion of privacy, and interference with commercial
and familial relations. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law
227 and 327, Law 427, or Law 527.
370R. Torts, Advanced.
Issues that arise in a sophisticated tort practice. Personal injury litigation is considered from
both the plaintiff's and the defense's viewpoint. Three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
370S. Commercial Torts.
Torts that protect purely economic interests and the interplay of tort and contract law.
Includes misrepresentation, interference with business relations, defamation in a private
context, the theory of prima facie tort, and the insurance torts. Three lecture hours a week
for one semester.
370T. Mass Tort Litigation.
Problems in complex mass tort litigation that emerged during the 1980s and have become a
permanent part of the litigation landscape. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisite: Law 233 and 333, or 533; and Law 227 and 327, or 527.
270U, 370U. White Collar Crime.
Conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, money laundering, RICO, bank fraud, health care fraud,
and tax fraud. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
371G. Constitutional and International Law.
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The relationship between constitutional and international law: the origin of the latter in the
former, the historical succession of constitutional archetypes that arose because of
international conflict, and the future of international law as its constitutional basis changes.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
371K, 471K. International Legal Process.
Legal organization of the international community; sources of and modes of applying
international law; jurisdiction and treatment of nationals and aliens; extradition; war and
peace. Three or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
271M, 371M, 471M. Accounting for Lawyers.
Introduction to the theory of financial accounting and its numerous applications to the
practice of law. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
471N. National Security Law.
Survey of topics relating law and security: strategic arms and arms control, economic
sanctions, intelligence. Four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite:
Completion of first-year law courses.
371P. Economics and National Security Policies.
The art and science of economic and national security policy-making, including the selection
of policymakers, and the theory, implications, and consequences of policy decisions. Three
lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
371R. Perspectives on Public Policy.
Policy formation in the areas of economics, national security, science, technology, and trade.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
271S, 371S, 471S. United States Law and National Security.
Review of federal legal efforts and authority related to national security. Two, three, or four
lecture hours a week for one semester.
171T. Accounting for Lawyers, Basic.
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Introduction to the theory of financial accounting and its numerous applications to the
practice of law. One lecture hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Concurrent
enrollment in Law 271M, 371M, or 471M.
171V, 271V, 371V, 471V. Public Affairs and Law.
One, two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Some sections are offered
on the pass/fail basis only; these are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for
credit when the topics vary.
372G. International Affairs: President, Congress, and Courts.
Powers of the three branches of federal government over foreign affairs; the extent to which
domestic and international law constrains the exercise of these powers. Three lecture hours
a week for one semester.
274G, 374G, 474G. Corporations.
Introduction to the basic legal rules and principles governing the relations among managers,
shareholders, and creditors in the business enterprise. Emphasis is on public corporations,
Delaware corporation law, an ex ante "planning" perspective, and an overall "law-andeconomics" approach to the study of economic institutions. Two, three, or four lecture hours
a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 274G, 374G,
474G, 274K, 374K, 474K, 574K, 479M (Topic: Corporations).
374H. International and Comparative Business Organizations.
Study and comparison of the different business organizations in civil law systems (France
and Mexico) and in common law systems (United States). Three lecture hours a week for
one semester.
274J, 374J. Mergers and Acquisitions.
Legal issues involved in the acquisition of business enterprises by multinational
corporations: initial negotiations, documentation, financial structuring of the purchase, and
sale of business enterprises. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
274K, 374K, 474K, 574K. Business Associations.
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Basic course in the organization, management, financing, and dissolution of business
associations and their creditors. Although some attention is given to agency principles
governing the representation of business associations and to partnership law, emphasis is
on the business corporation with particular attention to the problems of the closed
corporation. Two, three, four, or five lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the
following may be counted: Law 274G, 374G, 474G, 274K, 374K, 474K, 574K, 479M (Topic:
Corporations).
374N. Taxation of Natural Resources.
Special application of the federal income tax to oil, gas, and solid mineral extractive
industries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
274R, 374R, 474R. International Tax.
Overview of ways the United States taxes (1) nonresident aliens and foreign corporations on
income from United States sources and (2) United States persons and corporations on
income received from international sources. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one
semester. Prerequisite: Law 254N or 354N.
275W, 375W, 475W. Civil Litigation Skills, Intermediate.
Techniques such as preparing for and taking a deposition, drafting and responding to
discovery, electronic issues, courtroom technology, and voir dire. Two, three, or four lecture
hours a week for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
376C. Texas Civil Procedure: Pretrial.
Pretrial preparation for litigation in Texas courts. The litigation process from inception to the
days immediately before trial. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the
following may be counted: Law 376C, 376D, 276P, 376P, 476P.
376D. Texas Civil Procedure: Trial and Appeal.
Trials and appeals in Texas courts, from the days immediately before trial through the
appellate process. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following
may be counted: Law 376C, 376D, 276P, 376P, 476P.
276E, 376E. The Jury System from John Jay to OJ.
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Origin of the jury and how it has changed over time. Jury selection, jury comprehension, jury
instructions, and jury nullification. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
276F, 376F, 476F. Legal Process.
The institutional and jurisprudential consequences of legal rules; the application of legalprocess approaches to problems of private and public law. Two, three, or four lecture hours
a week for one semester. Some sections are offered on the pass/fail basis only; these are
identified in the Course Schedule.
476G. Trial Tactics.
An intensive trial advocacy course covering all aspects of trial. Four lecture hours a week for
one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 476G, 176N, 276N, 376N,
476N, 576N, 676N.
176H, 276H, 376H, 476H. Intensive Trial Skills.
Designed for the advocacy student interested in improving trial skills. Consists of intensive
skills exercises and trial technique training. Students try up to four cases in one semester in
a fast-paced environment. One, two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Some sections are offered on the pass/fail basis only; these are identified in the Course
Schedule.
176J. Texas Civil Procedure: Pretrial Workshop.
Students work in teams of two to draft pleadings and motions that are discussed in Texas
civil procedure courses. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
276L, 376L. Water Law.
Judicial, legislative, and administrative problems in water resources development, allocation,
and control. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
276M, 376M, 476M. Advocacy Survey.
The basics of persuasive techniques in all litigation settings, including pretrial motions,
alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, voir dire, and trial. Course culminates in a mock
trial. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
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176N, 276N, 376N, 476N, 576N, 676N. Advocacy Survey: Skills.
A skills course covering the basics of persuasive techniques in all litigation settings,
including pretrial motions, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, voir dire, and trial.
Course culminates in a mock trial. One, two, three, four, five, or six lecture hours a week for
one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 476G, 176N, 276N, 376N,
476N, 576N, 676N. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment
in Law 276M, 376M, or 476M.
276P, 376P, 476P. Texas Civil Procedure: Survey.
A survey of the rules governing civil litigation in the Texas state courts, including pleadings,
forum selection, discovery, summary judgment, jury charge, judgments, appeals, and
settlements. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the
following may be counted: Law 376C, 376D, 276P, 376P, 476P. Prerequisite: Law 233, 333,
433, 533, or the equivalent.
376R. Texas Civil Procedure for Litigators.
The most advanced and specialized course in Texas civil procedure, emphasizing the
practitioner's role in pleading, discovery, preservation of error, charge preparation, and
appeals. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
176S, 276S, 376S, 476S, 576S. Civil Litigation, Advanced.
An advanced course encompassing the principles and skills of trial advocacy and civil
procedure; pretrial discovery and motion practice, alternative dispute resolution, jury trial,
and appeal. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one
semester. Some sections are offered on the pass/fail basis only; these are identified in the
Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Law 476H; or Law 276M, 376M,
or 476M.
276T, 376T. Texas Civil Litigation: Pretrial and Trial Strategy.
Preparation of a civil case for trial, including ethical considerations and client relations,
preparation of pleadings, preparation of discovery requests and responses to discovery
requests, taking depositions, handling experts, evaluation of cases, and final trial
preparation. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail
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basis only.
276U, 376U. Appellate Advocacy.
Study of the advocate's strategies and role in the appellate process. Two or three lecture
hours a week for one semester.
176V. Texas Civil Procedure: Trial and Appeal Workshop.
Further study and application of the basic concepts of Texas civil procedure covered in Law
376D. One lecture hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in
Law 376D.
276W, 376W, 476W. Advocacy Practice and Theory for the New Millennium.
For students who have mastered the basic advocacy skills and will focus on cutting edge
advocacy theories and techniques. Study centers on recent developments in behavioral
science, communication, psychology, and technology. Two, three, or four lecture hours a
week for one semester. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
277, 377, 477. Admiralty Law.
A survey of the law applicable to the business of using the oceans and other navigable
waters to transport people, goods, and materials, and the related business of exploring for
oil and gas beneath those waters. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
377D. Maritime Injuries Litigation: Advanced Speciality Course.
A review of recent important decisions dealing with the rights of maritime workers, harbor
workers, and others injured under circumstances of potential admiralty jurisdiction. Three
lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 277, 377, or 477.
377E. Maritime Appellate Litigation.
Study of the art of appellate advocacy in the context of maritime law by briefing, arguing,
and deciding admiralty cases. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
177J. Texas Civil Procedure: Survey Workshop.
Further study and application of the basic concepts of Texas civil procedure covered in Law
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276P, 376P, and 476P. One lecture hour a week for one semester. Law 177J and Law 179M
(Topic: Texas Civil Procedure: Survey Workshop) may not both be counted.
278J, 378J. Domestic Violence and the Law.
Social and historical context of battering; related civil and criminal law issues; alternative
procedural frameworks and legislative reforms; state-of-the-art court programs working to
combat domestic violence. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
178K, 278K, 378K, 478K. Texas Marital Property Rights.
Property rights of husband and wife; the Texas community property system; homestead.
One, two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 231 and
331, Law 431, or Law 531.
278N, 378N, 478N. Texas Criminal Procedure: Pretrial.
The statutory law and appellate case law related to pretrial criminal court procedure in
Texas. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: A course in
criminal procedure.
378P, 478P. Texas Criminal Procedure: Trial and Beyond.
The statutory law and appellate case law related to criminal court procedure--trial and
beyond--in Texas. Three or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: A
course in criminal procedure.
278R, 378R. Capital Punishment.
General jurisprudential and moral issues related to capital punishment; developments in
capital punishment law over the past two decades. Two or three lecture hours a week for
one semester.
179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M. Contemporary Legal Developments.
Topics to be announced. One, two, three, four, five, or six lecture hours a week for one
semester. Some sections are offered on the pass/fail basis only; these are identified in the
Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: As
announced for each topic. Topic 0 : Economics and National Security Policies. Topics to be
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announced. Topic 0 : Trial Advocacy Skills. Topics to be announced.
280C, 380C, 480C. Payment Systems.
Covers Articles 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Deals primarily with
payment systems. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
180D, 280D, 380D, 480D. Secured Credit.
Credit transactions in which the creditor by contract obtains a lien on personal property-Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. One, two, three, or four lecture hours a week for
one semester. It is recommended that students take Law 280C, 380C, or 480C before this
course.
180R. Secured Credit Workshop.
Further study and application of the basic concepts of secured credit covered in Law 180D,
280D, 380D, 480D. One lecture hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Concurrent
enrollment in Law 180D, 280D, 380D, or 480D.
181C, 281C, 381C, 481C. Constitutional Law II.
Emphasis on First Amendment rights, due process, and equal protection; or other topics as
announced. One, two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. May be
repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Credit or registration for Law 334,
434, or 534; additional prerequisites announced with topics.
281G, 381G. The Warren Court.
Study of the Warren Court (1953-1969); the court's decisions, the justices' intentions, and
the contemporaneous political and legal reactions to the court's decisions. Two or three
lecture hours a week for one semester.
281R, 381R, 481R. Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Advanced specialty course. Negotiation, meditation, arbitration, minitrial, and other means of
resolving disputes short of full litigation. For each semester hour of credit earned, one
lecture hour a week for one semester.
281S, 381S. Mediation.
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Skills and techniques needed for effective negotiation and mediation. Two or three lecture
hours a week for one semester.
281T, 381T. Advocacy in Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Study of the advocate's strategies and role outside the trial process, focusing on
prelitigation, negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. Two or three lecture hours a week for
one semester.
281U, 381U. International Dispute Settlement.
Explores the increasing variety of techniques, norms, and institutions available to states and
other actors for the peaceful resolution of international disputes. Two or three lecture hours
a week for one semester.
282, 382, 482. Conflict of Laws.
Treatment of claims concerning breach of contract, tortious injury of person or property,
ownership of land or chattels, and status, where the claims involve facts foreign to the
adjudicating state; jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments. Two, three, or four
lecture hours a week for one semester.
282C, 382C. Immigration and Citizenship.
Admission, exclusion, and deportation of aliens; native-born, derivative, and naturalized
citizenship. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
382D. International Trade.
Legal principles and processes that affect both private and governmental decisions about
international economic relations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
382E. International Law and Foreign Investment.
The international community's regulation of foreign investment. Primary focus on United
States investment in other countries, with some attention to foreign investment in the United
States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: A course in international
law is recommended but not required.
282F, 382F, 482F. International Petroleum Transactions.
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International petroleum transactions in the context of a single industry: the various
participants and the transactions that take place at each stage of the industry, from
acquisition of development rights through exploration and production to transportation and
marketing. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
282G, 382G. Public International Law.
The way international norms (treaties and customs) are created and ascertained, the role of
national courts in implementing international law, the rise and fall of states for the purpose of
statehood, and the legal effects of recognition. Two or three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
382J. International Organizations.
The principal legal issues concerning organizations composed of nation-states, including
interpretation of their organic instruments, legal status and powers, membership and
participation, norm-creation, dispute settlement, and enforcement of decisions. Primary
focus on the United Nations and its specialized agencies, with some discussion of economic
organizations and other important groups of states. Three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
282N, 382N, 482N. Comparative Law.
Nature and functions of the comparative study of law; study in detail of history, territorial
expansion, and basic features of the civil law. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for
one semester.
282P, 382P, 482P. Complex Litigation.
Advanced civil procedure course dealing with multiparty and complex cases, including
problems in litigation context. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisite: Law 233 and 333, Law 433, or Law 533.
382R. International Litigation.
Special problems of civil litigation when one or both parties are nonresident aliens, or the
facts have significant international contacts, or both. Three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
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382T. International Business Litigation.
Resolution of disputes from transnational business transactions. International arbitration,
gathering evidence abroad, and enforcement of judgments transnationally. Three lecture
hours a week for one semester.
283, 383, 483. Evidence.
Principles and rules governing admissibility and relevance of evidence in trial courts;
qualification, privileges, and examination of witnesses; burden of proof and presumptions.
Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
284C. Corporate and Securities Law and Transactions.
Aspects of corporate and securities law not covered in Law 274K, 374K, 474K, 574K. Legal
as well as business and economic factors and considerations, with emphasis on corporate
and securities transactions. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
284D, 384D. Corporation Law, Finance, Securities, and Reorganizations.
Examination of areas of corporation law not covered or covered briefly in Law 274K, 374K,
474K, 574K. Topics include the nature and theory of the firm and valuation of the firm and its
securities. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Credit or
registration for Law 274K, 374K, 474K, or 574K.
284E, 384E, 484E. Nonprofit Organizations.
Introduction to the laws, policies, and ideals affecting the creation and governance of
nonprofit organizations, including medical and health-related institutions, educational
institutions, cultural institutions, social clubs, service delivery organizations, religious (or
"faith-based") institutions, and advocacy organizations. Two, three, or four lecture hours a
week for one semester. Law 279M, 379M (Topic: Nonprofit Organizations) and 284E, 384E,
484E may not both be counted.
284N, 384N, 484N. Securities Regulation.
Federal and state regulation of the distribution of, and trading in, securities, with particular
emphasis on problems of coverage and administration of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940. Two, three,
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or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 274K, 374K, 474K, or
574K.
285, 385. Professional Responsibility.
The lawyer's responsibility in making and administering the law; the codes of ethics and
problems of professional conduct. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
285D, 385D. Professional Malpractice.
Legal theories upon which recovery can be had and legal theories upon which professionals
can be vindicated; including negligence, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and breach of
fiduciary duties. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
286, 386, 486, 586. Federal Courts.
Advanced study of public law, focusing on federal judicial power to make law, to intervene in
state judicial proceedings, and to govern state or nation by decree. Two, three, four, or five
lecture hours a week for one semester.
286C, 386C. Federal Courts I.
Supreme Court cases on the two-law system in both sets of courts. Judicial power to fashion
federal common law, including new federal causes of action; doctrines of supremacy,
preemption, and federalization; interpretation of federal law. Two or three lecture hours a
week for one semester.
286D, 386D. Federal Courts II.
Current and classic Supreme Court cases on the two-court system and American judicial
power. Problems of separation of powers and federalism. Acute conflicts of jurisdiction.
Federal judicial interference with state government. Two or three lecture hours a week for
one semester.
287C. The Supreme Court.
Discussion of cases currently pending before the Supreme Court. Two lecture hours a week
for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 334; Law 386 is recommended but not required.
389G. Gender and the Law.
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Examination and evaluation of the role of law in maintaining a gendered society. Case
readings, examination of statutes, and readings that provide different perspectives brought
to this and related questions by feminist theory. Three lecture hours a week for one
semester.
289N, 389N, 489N, 589N. Wills and Estates.
Execution, revocation, and interpretation of wills; future interests, particularly those involved
in testamentary trusts; perpetuities; powers of appointment. Two, three, four, or five lecture
hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 231 and 331, Law 431, or Law 531.
389P. Legal Scholarship.
The genres of legal scholarship, including jurisprudence, traditional legal analysis, law and
economics, sociology of law, and legal history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
289S, 389S, 489S. Sociology of Law.
Sociological theories and research about law and legal institutions. Two, three, or four
lecture hours a week for one semester.
190, 290, 390. Oil and Gas.
Creation and transfer of interests in oil and gas; mutual obligations of parties to a mineral
lease; correlative obligations of neighboring mineral owners; regulation of production. One,
two, or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
294L, 394L, 494L. Local Government Law.
State constitutional law concerning intergovernmental relations and the organization and
administration of local government; ad valorem and other taxes; finance, lawmaking,
personnel, contracts, and tort liability. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one
semester.
294P, 394P. State and Local Government.
Study of subnational governments in the United States. Two or three lecture hours a week
for one semester.
296K, 396K, 496K. Legislation.
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Roles of persons, institutions, courts, administrative agencies, and legislatures in
lawmaking; interpretation of legislation; decision making and legal advocacy in the
legislative process; drafting of legislation. For each semester hour of credit earned, one
lecture hour a week for one semester.
197C, 297C, 397C, 497C, 597C. Clinical Program.
Practical experience in different areas of law. Topics to be announced. One, two, three, four,
or five lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics
vary. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: As announced for each topic.
197D, 297D, 397D, 497D, 597D. Clinical Program: Practice Skills.
Practical experience in different areas of the law. Topics to be announced. Fieldwork to be
arranged. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the pass/fail basis
only. Prerequisite: As announced for each topic.
197P, 297P, 397P, 497P, 597P, 697P, 797P, 897P, 997P. Internship Program.
Internship under the supervision of a faculty member. Internship hours to be arranged. May
be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite:
As announced for each topic.
297R, 397R, 497R. Nonprofit/Government Internship.
Field placement in a public service organization. Internship hours to be arranged. Offered on
the pass/fail basis only.
198J, 298J, 398J, 498J. Judicial Internship Program.
Internship under the supervision of an individual judge or justice. Internship hours to be
arranged. Law 197J, 297J, 397J, 497J and 198J, 298J, 398J, 498J may not both be
counted. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
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Research and Seminar Courses
197L, 297L, 397L, 497L, 597L, 697L. Directed Research and Study.
Restricted to second- and third-year students. Individual research conducted under
standards promulgated by the dean. The completed work must be approved by the
supervising faculty member. Independent study. Some sections are offered on the pass/fail
basis only. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of research project by the
supervising faculty member and by the associate dean for academic affairs.
297S, 397S. Law Seminar: Writing.
Different sections explore different areas of the law in depth. One or two lecture hours a
week for one semester, with additional hour to be arranged by instructor. May be repeated
for credit when the topics vary.
197W, 297W, 397W. Clinic, Advanced.
For advanced clinical students who have previously completed a clinic. Advanced clinical
course, to be completed under standards promulgated by the dean. The completed work
must be approved by the supervising faculty member. Independent study. Offered on the
pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Law 197C, 297C, 397C, 497C, or 597C, and the approval
of a faculty member regularly engaged in clinical legal education and of the assistant dean
for student affairs.
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6. The Faculty
The following faculty members held appointments during the fall semester 2011-2012.
Professors Emeritus
Hans W. Baade, Professor Emeritus, The Hugh Lamar Stone Chair Emeritus of Civil
Law
AB, Syracuse, 1949; DrIur, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, 1951; LLB, LLM,
Duke, 1955; Diploma, Haagse Academie voor Internationaal Recht, 1956
Richard V. Barndt, Professor Emeritus
BSL, Utah, 1959; LLB, 1960
William W. Gibson Jr., Professor Emeritus, The Sylvan Lang Professor Emeritus
BA, Texas, 1954; LLB, 1956
Robert W. Hamilton, Professor Emeritus, Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair
Emeritus
AB, Swarthmore College, 1952; JD, Chicago, 1955
Douglas Laycock, Professor Emeritus, Alice McKean Young Regents Chair Emeritus in
Law
BA, Michigan State, 1970; JD, Chicago, 1973
Leon Lebowitz, Professor Emeritus, Joseph C. Hutcheson Professor Emeritus in Law
JD, Baylor, 1943; AB, 1950; LLM, New York, 1952
Jack Ratliff, Professor Emeritus, Ben Gardner Sewell Professor Emeritus in Civil Trial
Advocacy
BA, Texas, 1956; LLB, 1962
M. Michael Sharlot, Professor Emeritus, Wright C. Morrow Professor Emeritus in Law
BA, Antioch, 1958; LLB, Pennsylvania, 1962
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John F. Sutton Jr., Professor Emeritus, A. W. Walker Centennial Chair Emeritus
JD, Texas 1941
James M. Treece, Professor Emeritus, Charles I. Francis Professor Emeritus in Law
BS, Illinois, 1959; JD, 1961; MA, 1962
Russell J. Weintraub, Professor Emeritus, The Ben H. and Kitty King Powell Chair
Emeritus in Business and Commercial Law
BA, New York, 1950; JD, Harvard, 1953
Professors and Senior Lecturers
Jeffrey B. Abramson, Professor
BA, Amherst College, 1969; PhD, Harvard, 1977; JD, 1978
David E. Adelman, Professor
BA, Reed College, 1988; PhD, Stanford, 1993; JD, 1996
Alexandra Wilson Albright, Senior Lecturer
BA, University of the South, 1977; JD, Texas (Austin), 1980
David A. Anderson, Professor, Fred and Emily Marshall Wulff Centennial Chair in Law
AB, Harvard, 1962; JD, Texas (Austin), 1971
Mark L. Ascher, Professor, Joseph D. Jamail Centennial Chair in Law
BA, Marquette, 1975; MA, Kansas State, 1977; JD, Harvard, 1978; LLM, New York,
1981
Ronen Avraham, Professor, Thomas Shelton Maxey Professor
MA, Bar-Ilan University, 1998; LLM, Michigan, 1999; SJD, 2003
Lynn Baker, Professor, Frederick M. Baron Chair in Law
BA, Yale, 1978; BA, Oxford, 1982; JD, Yale, 1985
Mitchell N. Berman, Professor, Richard Dale Endowed Chair in Law
AB, Harvard, 1988; JD, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1993; MA, 1994
Lynn E. Blais, Professor, Leroy G. Denman Jr. Regents Professor in Real Property Law
AB, Wellesley College, 1983; JD, Harvard, 1988
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Philip C. Bobbitt, Distinguished Senior Lecturer
AB, Princeton, 1971; JD, Yale, 1975; PhD, Oxford, 1983; MA, 1984
Robert G. Bone, Professor, G. Rollie White Teaching Excellence Chair in Law
BA, Stanford, 1973; JD, Harvard, 1978
Oren Bracha, Professor, Howery LLP and Arnold, White & Durkee Centennial Professor
in Law
LLB, Universitat Tel-Aviv, 1998; LLM, Harvard, 2000; SJD, 2003
Loftus C. Carson II, Professor, Ronald D. Krist Professor in Law
BS, Cornell, 1968; MPAff, Princeton, 1970; JD, Harvard, 1973; MBA, Pennsylvania,
1980
Robert M. Chesney, Professor, Charles I. Francis Professor in Law
BS, Texas Christian, 1994; JD, Harvard, 1997
Michael J. Churgin, Professor, Raybourne Thompson Centennial Professor in Law
AB, Brown, 1970; JD, Yale, 1973
Jane Maslow Cohen, Professor, Edward Clark Centennial Professor in Law
BA, Wellesley College, 1967; JD, Yale, 1971
Frank B. Cross, Professor, Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor in Business Law
BA, Kansas, 1977; JD, Harvard, 1980
Jens C. Dammann, Assistant Professor
JD, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 1997; LLM, Yale, 2001; JSD,
2003; DrJur, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 2004
John Deigh, Professor
AB, California (Los Angeles), 1971; MA, 1975; PhD, 1979
Mechele Dickerson, Professor, Fulbright & Jaworski Professor in Law, and Arthur L.
Moller Chair in Bankruptcy Law and Practice
AB, Harvard, 1984; JD, 1988
George E. Dix, Professor, George R. Killam Jr. Chair of Criminal Law
BS, Wisconsin, 1964; JD, 1966
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Justin Driver, Assistant Professor
BA, Brown, 1997; MA, Duke, 1998; MA, Oxford, 2000; JD, Harvard, 2004
John S. Dzienkowski, Professor, Dean John F. Sutton Jr. Chair in Lawyering and the
Legal Process
BBA, Miami (Florida), 1980; JD, Texas (Austin), 1983
Karen L. Engle, Professor, Cecil D. Redford Professor in Law
BA, Baylor, 1984; JD, Harvard, 1989
Joseph R. Fishkin, Assistant Professor
BA, Yale, 2000; MPhil, DPhil, Oxford, 2002, 2009; JD, Yale, 2007
William E. Forbath, Professor, Lloyd M. Bentsen Chair in Law
AB, Harvard, 1974; BA, Cambridge, 1976; JD, Yale, 1983; PhD, 1992
Maria Franklin, Associate Professor
BA, Auburn, 1989; MA, California (Berkeley), 1991; PhD, 1997
Mira Ganor, Assistant Professor
BA, Universitat Tel-Aviv, 1992; MBA, 1996; LLB, 1998; LLM, California (Berkeley),
2003; JSD, 2008
Julius G. Getman, Professor, Earl E. Sheffield Regents Chair
BA, City College (New York), 1953; JD, Harvard, 1958; LLM, 1963
John M. Golden, Assistant Professor
AB, Harvard, 1992; PhD, 1997; JD, 2000
Steven J. Goode, Distinguished Teaching Professor, W. James Kronzer Chair in Trial
and Appellate Advocacy
BA, Williams College, 1972; JD, Yale, 1975
Lino A. Graglia, Professor, A. Dalton Cross Professor at Law
BA, City College (New York), 1952; LLB, Columbia, 1954
Patricia I. Hansen, Professor, J. Waddy Bullion Professor in Law
AB, Harvard, 1982; JD, Yale, 1987
Henry T. C. Hu, Professor, Allan Shivers Chair in the Law of Banking and Finance
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BS, Yale, 1975; MA, 1976; JD, 1979
Derek P. Jinks, Professor, The Marrs McLean Professor in Law
BA, Texas (Austin), 1991; MA, JD, Yale, 1998
Stanley M. Johanson, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Fannie Coplin Regents Chair
BS, Yale, 1955; LLB, Washington (Seattle), 1958; LLM, Harvard, 1963
Calvin H. Johnson, Professor, Andrews & Kurth Centennial Professor in Law
BA, Columbia, 1966; JD, Stanford, 1971
Emily E. Kadens, Assistant Professor
BA, Chicago, 1992; MA, 1993; Diploma, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1995; MA,
Princeton, 1997; PhD, 2001; JD, Chicago, 2004
Susan R. Klein, Professor, Alice McKean Young Regents Chair in Law
BA, Wellesley College, 1984; JD, California (Berkeley), 1989
Jennifer E. Laurin, Assistant Professor
BA, Earlham College, 1999; JD, Columbia, 2003
Sanford V. Levinson, Professor, W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood Jr.
Centennial Chair in Law
BS, Duke, 1962; PhD, Harvard, 1969; JD, Stanford, 1973
Stefanie A. Lindquist, Professor, The Thomas W. Gregory Professor
BA, Ursinus College, 1985; JD, Temple, 1988; PhD, South Carolina, 1996
Angela K. Littwin, Assistant Professor
BA, Brown, 1996; JD, Harvard, 2002
Basil Markesinis, Professor, Jamail Chair in Law
LLB, Etnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon, 1965; Doctor Iuris, 1968;
MA, PhD, Cambridge, 1970; LLD, 1988; DCL, Oxford, 1995
Inga Markovits, Professor, "The Friends of Joe Jamail" Regents Chair in Law
DrJur, Freie Universität Berlin, 1966; LLM, Yale, 1969
Richard S. Markovits, Professor, The John B. Connally Chair in Law
BA, Cornell, 1963; PhD, London, 1966; LLB, Yale, 1968
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Thomas O. McGarity, Professor, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Chair in
Administrative Law
BA, Rice, 1971; JD, Texas (Austin), 1974
Linda S. Mullenix, Professor, Morris and Rita Atlas Chair in Advocacy
BA, City College, City University of New York, 1971; MPhil, Columbia, 1974; PhD,
1977; JD, Georgetown, 1980
Robert J. Peroni, Professor, James A. Elkins Centennial Chair in Law
BSC, DePaul, 1973; JD, Northwestern, 1976; LLM, New York, 1980
Hersel W. Perry, Associate Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1976; PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, 1981; JD, Texas (Austin),
1986
Scot Powe, Professor, Anne Green Regents Chair
BA, Yale, 1965; JD, Washington (Seattle), 1968
William C. Powers Jr., Distinguished Teaching Professor, Hines H. Baker and Thelma
Kelley Baker Chair in Law
BA, California (Berkeley), 1967; JD, Harvard, 1973
David M. Rabban, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Dahr Jamail, Randall Hage Jamail,
and Robert Lee Jamail Regents Chair in Law
BA, Wesleyan, 1971; JD, Stanford, 1974
Alan S. Rau, Professor, Burg Family Professor in Law
BA, Harvard, 1963; LLB, 1967
David W. Robertson, Distinguished Teaching Professor, W. Page Keeton Chair in Tort
Law
BA, Louisiana State, 1960; LLB, 1961; LLM, Yale, 1965; JSD, 1968
John A. Robertson, Professor, Vinson & Elkins Chair in Law
BA, Dartmouth College, 1964; JD, Harvard, 1968
William M. Sage, Professor, James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence
AB, Harvard, 1982; JD, MD, Stanford, 1988
Lawrence G. Sager, Professor, Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair, and John
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Jeffers Research Chair in Law
BA, Pomona College, 1963; LLB, Columbia, 1966
John J. Sampson, Professor, William Benjamin Wynne Professor in Law
BBA, Minnesota (Duluth), 1957; LLB, 1966
Wayne C. Schiess, Senior Lecturer
BA, Brigham Young, 1986; JD, Cornell, 1989
Charles M. Silver, Professor, Roy W. and Eugenia C. McDonald Endowed Chair of Civil
Procedure
BA, Florida, 1979; MA, Chicago, 1981; JD, Yale, 1987
Ernest E. Smith III, Professor, The Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources
Law
BA, Southern Methodist, 1958; LLB, Harvard, 1962
David Simon Sokolow, Distinguished Senior Lecturer
BA, Columbia, 1970; MA, 1971; JD, 1979; MBA, Texas (Austin), 1993
James C. Spindler, Professor, The Sylvan Lang Professor
BA, Princeton, 1997; MA, C Phil, PhD, California (Los Angeles), 2007, 2008, 2010;
JD, Harvard, 2000
Matthew L. Spitzer, Professor, Hayden W. Head Regents Chair in Faculty Excellence
BA, California (Los Angeles), 1973; PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1979; JD,
Southern California, 1977
Jane Stapleton, Professor, Ernest E. Smith Professor in Law
BS, New South Wales, 1974; PhD, Adelaide, 1977; LLB, Australian National, 1981
Jordan M. Steiker, Professor, Judge Robert M. Parker Chair of Law, and Cooper K.
Ragan Regents Professor in Law
BA, Wesleyan, 1984; JD, Harvard, 1988
Michael F. Sturley, Professor, Stanley D. and Sandra Rosenberg Centennial Professor
in Property Law
BA, Yale, 1977; BA, Oxford, 1980; JD, Yale, 1981; MA, Oxford, 1985
Melinda E. Taylor, Senior Lecturer
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BA, Texas (Austin), 1983; JD, 1986
Gerald Torres, Professor, Bryant Smith Chair in Law
AB, Stanford, 1974; JD, Yale, 1977; LLM, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1980
Gregory J. Vincent, Professor, W. K. Kellogg Professor of Community College
Leadership
BA, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1983; JD, Ohio State (Columbus), 1987;
EdD, Pennsylvania, 2004
Wendy E. Wagner, Professor, Joe A. Worsham Centennial Professor in Law
BA, Hanover College, 1982; MEnvironStds, Yale, 1984; JD, 1987
Louise Weinberg, Professor, William B. Bates Chair for the Administration of Justice
AB, Cornell, 1954; JD, Harvard, 1969; LLM, 1974
Olin Guy Wellborn III, Professor, William C. Liedtke Sr. Professor in Law
AB, Harvard, 1970; JD, 1973
Jay L. Westbrook, Professor, Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Business Law
BA, Texas (Austin), 1965; JD, 1968
Abraham L. Wickelgren, Professor, The Bernard J. Ward Centennial Professor in Law
AB, Harvard, 1991; JD, 1994; PhD, 1999
Sean H. Williams, Assistant Professor
BA, Haverford College, 1995; JD, Chicago, 2004
Zipporah B. Wiseman, Professor, Thos. H. Law Centennial Professor in Law
BA, McGill, 1950; LLB, Yale, 1954
Patrick Woolley, Professor, Beck, Redden & Secrest Professor in Law
AB, Stanford, 1984; JD, Yale, 1987
Adjunct Professors
William R. Allensworth, Adjunct Professor
BA, Austin College, 1968; JD, Texas Tech, 1974
Sharon Baxter, Adjunct Professor
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BS, Texas State; JD Howard
Karl O. Bayer, Adjunct Professor
BA, Rice; MS., Massachusets Institute of Technoloy; JD, Texas (Austin)
William H. Beardall Jr., Adjunct Professor
BA, Rhodes College, 1975; JD, Harvard, 1978
Jerry A. Bell, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1974; JD, 1977
Allison H. Benesch, Adjunct Professor
BA, George Washington, 1975; MSW, Maryland (Baltimore), 1980; JD, Southern
Methodist, 1985
Craig R. Bennett, Adjunct Professor
BS, Indiana (Bloomington), 1992; JD, Baylor, 1995
William P. Bowers, Adjunct Professor
BBA, Texas A&M, 1972; JD, Southern Methodist, 1975; LLM, Georgetown, 1979
Hugh L. Brady, Adjunct Professor
BA, Burlington College, 2000; JD, Boston, 2004
Stacy L. Brainin, Adjunct Professor
BA, 1981; JD, 1984, Texas (Austin)
Anthony W. Brown, Adjunct Professor
BA, Kentucky, 1983; JD, Texas (Austin), 1986
J. E. (Buster) Brown, Adjunct Professor
BS, Texas A&I, 1963; JD, Texas (Austin), 1967
Tommy L. Broyles, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1987; JD, Southern Methodist, 1990
W. Amon Burton Jr., Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas Technological College, 1963; MA, Wichita State, 1964; LLB, Texas
(Austin), 1968
A. Elaine Casas, Adjunct Professor
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BA, JD, Texas (Austin), 1989, 1992
Edward A. Cavazos, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1990; JD, 1993
Elizabeth S. Chestney, Adjunct Professor
BA, Brown, 1999; JD, Texas (Austin), 2002
Jeffrey Civins, Adjunct Professor
AB, Brandeis, 1967; MS, Pennsylvania State, 1970; JD, Texas (Austin), 1975
Elizabeth Cohen, Adjunct Professor
BA, Tufts, 1985; JD, Northeastern, 1989; MSSW, Texas (Austin), 1999
Patricia J. Cummings, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1988; JD, Houston, 1991
Dick DeGuerin, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas, 1963; LLB, 1965
Adam R. Dell, Adjunct Professor
BA, Tulane, 1993; JD, Texas (Austin), 1995
Steven K. DeWolf, Adjunct Professor
BA, JD, Texas (Austin), 1975, 1978; LLM, Cambridge, 1983
Philip Durst, Adjunct Professor
BA, Houston, 1978; MA, JD, Texas (Austin), 1982
Billie J. Ellis, Jr., Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1974; MBA, Southern Methodist; JD, Houston, 1978
Jay D. Ellwanger, Adjunct Professor
BA, JD, Texas (Austin), 1998, 2001
Toria J. Finch, Adjunct Professor
BS, Alabama A&M; JD, Texas Southern
John C. Fleming, Adjunct Professor
BA, Lee College (Tennessee), 1971; JD, Houston, 1975
Kyle K. Fox, Adjunct Professor
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BA, Wisconsin (Madison), 1992; JD, Texas (Austin), 1995
David C. Frederick, Adjunct Professor
BA, Pittsburgh (Main Campus), 1983; PhD, Oxford, 1987; JD, Texas (Austin), 1989
Fred Fuchs, Adjunct Professor
BA, Angelo State University, 1971; JD, Texas (Austin), 1976
Jett L. Hanna, Adjunct Professor
BBA, Southern Methodist, 1980; JD, Texas (Austin), 1983
James C. Harrington, Adjunct Professor
BA, Pontifical College Josephinum, 1968; MA, Detroit, 1970; JD, 1973
Christopher S. Harrison, Adjunct Professor
BA, Colorado College, 1990; MPIA, Pittsburgh, 1994; JD, PhD, North Carolina
(Chapel Hill), 2001
John R. Hays Jr., Adjunct Professor
BA, Rice, 1971; JD, Texas (Austin), 1974
P. Michael Hebert, Adjunct Professor
AB, Georgetown, 1967; JD, Louisiana State (Baton Rouge), 1970
Steven L. Highlander, Adjunct Professor
BA, Central Missouri State, 1983; PhD, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1988; JD, 1992
Susan J. Hightower, Adjunct Professor
BA, Austin College, 1987; MA, Texas (Austin), 1994; JD, Stanford, 2000
Monty G. Humble, Adjunct Professor
BA, JD, Texas (Austin), 1973, 1976
Douglas L. Keene, Adjunct Professor
BA, Deleware, 1975; MEd, American, 1977; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1983
Robert N. Kepple, Adjunct Professor
BA, Ohio State, 1979; JD, Georgetown, 1982
Mark L. Kincaid, Adjunct Professor
BBA, Texas (Austin), 1980; JD, 1983
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Kurt H. Kuhn, Adjunct Professor
BA, Arkansas Tech, 1993; JD, Yale, 1996
Kevin R. Lashus, Adjunct Professor
BA, Stanford, 1994; JD, Texas (Austin), 1998
Kevin L. Leahy, Adjunct Professor
BA, Duke, 1990; JD, California (Los Angeles), 1993
Maurie A. Levin, Adjunct Professor
BA, Vassar College, 1985; JD, Northeastern, 1992
James W. Marcus, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1989; JD, Houston, 1993
Harry S. Martin, Adjunct Professor
AB, Harvard, 1965; MLS, Pittsburgh, 1971; JD, Minnesota (Twin Cities), 1968
Frances L. Martinez, Adjunct Professor
BA, Brown, 1983; JD, Stanford, 1990
Laura A Martinez, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1987; JD, Houston, 1990
Ray Martinez, Adjunct Professor
BBA, Southwestern, 1987; JD, Houston, 1998
Lisa M. McClain, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas A&M, 1991; JD, South Texas College of Law, 1997; LLM, Lewis and Clark
College, 2000
Barry F. McNeil, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas Technical College, 1966; JD, Texas (Austin), 1969
Angela Melina Raab, Adjunct Professor
BFA, New York, 1984; JD, Texas (Austin), 1991
Elizabeth N. Miller, Adjunct Professor
BA, Oklahoma (Norman), 1974; JD, Texas (Austin), 1981
Daryl L. Moore, Adjunct Professor
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BA, Texas (Austin), 1985; JD, South Texas College of Law, 1989; MLA, Houston
Baptist, 2008
Manuel H. Newburger, Adjunct Professor
BA, Trinity, 1980; JD, Texas (Austin), 1983
David G. Nix, Adjunct Professor
BSE, Arkansas State, 1982; LLM, George Washington, 1993; JD, Arkansas (Main
Campus), 1982
Patrick L. O'Daniel, Adjunct Professor
BBA, Texas (Austin), 1989; JD, 1992
Brian C. Rider, Adjunct Professor
BA, Rice, 1969; JD, Texas (Austin), 1972
Robert M. Roach Jr., Adjunct Professor
BA, Georgetown, 1977; JD, Texas (Austin), 1981
Betty E. Rodriguez, Adjunct Professor
BSW, Texas (Austin), 1980; JD, 1984
James D. Rowe, Adjunct Professor
BA, Oklahoma, 1988; JD, Texas (Austin), 1995
Matthew C. Ryan, Adjunct Professor
BA, Vermont, 1990; JD, Texas (Austin), 1997
Mark A. Santos, Lecturer
BA, Texas A&M, 1999; JD, Texas (Austin), 2002
Amy J. Schumacher, Adjunct Professor
BA, Rice, 1996; JD, Houston, 2000
Richard J. Segura, Jr., Adjunct Professor
BA, JD, Texas (Austin), 1990, 1993
Ronald J. Sievert, Adjunct Professor
BA, St. Bonaventure, 1970; JD, Texas (Austin), 1977
Pamela Sigman, Adjunct Professor
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BA, Texas (Austin), 1986; JD, Texas Tech, 1989
Bea Ann Smith, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas, 1961; MA, Brandeis, 1966; JD, Texas (Austin), 1975
James M. Spellings, Jr., Adjunct Professor
BS, Pennsylvania, 1983; JD, Texas (Austin), 1986
William F. Stutts, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1973; JD, Virginia, 1976
Matthew J. Sullivan, Adjunct Professor
BS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1982; JD, St. Mary's, 1990
Jeremy S. Sylestine, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 2000; JD, Virginia, 2004
Bradley P. Temple, Adjunct Professor
BA, Brigham Young, 1995; JD, Texas Tech, 1999
Sherine E. Thomas, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas (Austin), 1992; JD, South Texas, 1995
Terry O. Tottenham, Adjunct Professor
BSPhr, Texas (Austin), 1967; JD, 1970; LLM, George Washington, 1973
Robert W. Turner, Adjunct Professor
BA, Rice, 1960; LLB, Texas, 1963
Timothy J. Tyler, Adjunct Professor
BA, Yale, 1986; JD, Texas (Austin), 1994
Susan S. Vance, Adjunct Professor
BBA, Texas A&M, 1999; JD, Texas (Austin), 2002
Lana K. Varney, Adjunct Professor
BJ, Texas (Austin), 1980; JD, 1988
Deborah Wagner, Adjunct Professor
BA, Virginia, 1982; M Arch , Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 1994; JD, Maryland
(Baltimore), 1985
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Roderick E. Wetsel, Adjunct Professor
BA, JD, Texas (Austin), 1975, 1977
Dara Whitehead, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas Tech, 1993; MS, Texas (Dallas), 2006
Randall B. Wilhite, Adjunct Professor
BBA, Texas (Austin), 1976; JD, Houston, 1979
David G. Wille, Adjunct Professor
BS, Wisconsin (Madison), 1988; MS, 1989; JD, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1992
Mark B. Wilson, Adjunct Professor
BA, Texas A&M (College Station), 1986; MA, Texas (Austin), 1989; JD, 1992
Christina T. Wisdom, Adjunct Pofessor
BA, Southwestern, 1997; JD, Texas (Austin), 2003
Paul Womack, Adjunct Professor
BS, Louisiana State (Baton Rouge), 1970; JD, Texas (Austin), 1975
Denney L. Wright, Adjunct Professor
BBA, Texas Tech; JD, South Texas; LLM, Houston
Daniel J. Young, Adjunct Professor
BA, Stanford, 1989; JD, Chicago, 1992
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